Differences Of The Knights And Knights In The Middle Ages

Samurai and Knights are warriors fighting and serving for their lord. Samurai and knights are both trained, physically and mentally to fight for their lords, however while in a battle, strategies of both make it hard to distinguish who would win. While both warriors are very similar in many ways, Samurais differences such as their, training, weapons, and armor give them big advantages.

Roughly in the years 1000 to 1600 CE there were Samurai and knights. They were two very different but very similar warriors. Samurai were the knights of japan and knights were the samurai of europe. Both made from a lack of army and government, both needing land or payment, and both giving their lives to their master. They look very different, but are they more similar than they seem? Keep reading to find out.

Both the samurai and knights belonged and worked for their lord for their whole lives and were completely devoted to them. Furthermore, the samurai and knights were similar because they both had a lord but they also had similar training. Both samurai and knights started training young, and started training with things like poetry and religious training (Document C). They learned to have loyalty and devotion to their lord and respect their religion.

The similarities between samurais and knights were greater than the differences due to the similarity in the hierarchy and the armor they used to protect themselves. The Samurai were “warriors who owed loyalty and military service to daimyos for land or regular payment.” They made up about 10% of Japan’s population. Similarly, knights were “warriors who owed loyalty and military service to the lord for land.” (Document A) There were about 12,000 knights in England and Normandy, France in the 12th century. Even though Japan and Europe had no communication or access to each other, both areas placed the warrior classes in the middle of the hierarchy and owed loyalty/military services. This shows that the social order of both Feudal Japan and Feudal

Samurais and knights are different in many ways, but they are also very similar in some ways as well. First of all, training. Samurais and knights both start training during childhood, and they both used artificial swords. The samurai, however train differently in some ways by learning poetry and Kendo as well! At the age of 14, the training samurais would officially become a samurai in a ceremony called Genpuku. Knights would usually become a squire at the age of 14 with all the knowledge on how to ride a horse. Both samurai and knights showed loyalty to their master. According to Document A, it says,”School was a unique combination of physical training, poetry, and spiritual discipline.” You can see that the samurai training was alike in many ways but also different in ways compared to the knight training.

“The business of a samurai consists… in discharging loyal service to his master… [the samurai] upholds proper moral principles in the land… he stands in physical readiness for any call to service,” and “… [Knights] solemnly promising to do no wicked deed, to be loyal to the king (Doc. E).” These two quotes show that knights and samurai both have to be loyal to their lords and must be righteous. There is one difference: samurai had to put duty in front of his family in importance. So if his lord told him to murder his family, he would have to do

This is show in The Heart of a Warrior: Origins and Religious Background of the Samurai System in Feudal Japan by Catharina Blomberg which states, “service of a feudal lord… allegiance to his lord… Pledged loyalty and military support” (Doc. B). Proven here is that both warriors have similar bindings with a lord-like figure, as in the text it states that both knights and samurais have a binding with a lord-like figure, a further similarity. Additionally, Document A shows that samurai and knights were in the same place in the Social Hierarchy: right under the lord-like figures. Proven in this is that knights and samurai were also treated the same and likely in similar wealth, another major

In Japan, these warriors were called samurai. Are the samurai and knights similar or different? The differences were greater than the similarities because of the samurai and knights’ beliefs, way of training, and social structure. When it comes to beliefs, the differences outweigh the similarities. The samurai’s Bushido states that nothing comes above duty, but the knights’ code of honor states that respecting others comes above all (Doc E).

Two similarities between the samurai and knights are that their training both began at a young age and were experienced in poetry. As stated in the Document C PBS Excerpt Boxes, “The rigorous training (of samurai)… began in childhood… [A] prospective knight’s training [began at age four or five] with learning to ride a pony.” While young children in contemporary times learn how to ride bikes and how to say please and thank you, in the feudal epoch, children were educated on combat. Considering the dangers of living in such a time, it’s justified why the way of the warrior was taught as soon as possible.

First of all, the samurais and knights were similar in the area of social position. As shown in Document A, samurais and knights were similar in status and rank in the middle of the social pyramid.” As seen in Document A, “They both showed loyalty to their lords.” A difference is that the samurai were hereditary while

Now we will further explore their Social Position in samurai and knights nations. Well first let's look at a social pyramid on a knight social pyramid, in order it goes, Pope, King, Lords, Lesser Lords, Knights etc. (Document A Social Pyramid) Now let's look at Japan, in order, Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, etc. (Document A Social Pyramid) As you can see they had two very different social positions the knight was 5 places down while the samurai was 4 making the samurai more respected. In (Doc B by Catherine Bloomberg) it tells us of the relationship between warrior and lord. In Japan the relationship is truly

The first reason why the differences are greater than the similarities is because of the social order in feudal Japan and Europe. ”Historians and other scholars use social pyramids to show how societies were structured” (Document A). The samurai owned loyalty and military service to daimyo 's for land or regular payment while on the other hand knights owned loyalty and military service to the lords. Another difference about samurais and knights was the population. Samurai with families took about 10% of Japan 's population and in Europe, there was estimated 12,000 knights in England and Normany France in the 12th century. One more difference is that there are four people above the knight in the social order but only three for samurai.

Imagine a knight, jousting in an arena in Europe during the Middle Ages. Surprisingly, across the world during approximately the same time period, samurai warriors fought in Japan. During the time period, 1000 to 1600 CE, the samurai and knights fought in battle in many different ways. Many differences between the samurai and knights included codes, armor, training, and religions. Without a doubt, the differences between the samurai and the knight overshadow the similarities.

Document A shows the feudal social structures in both Japan and Europe. When defining samurai and knights it read, “Warriors who owned loyalty and military service to daimyos or lord for land,” both samurai and knights were awarded for their pledged loyalty with land for them and their families. Document E states that “both samurai and knights were both expected to abide by a code of honor.” Although the honor code that Japanese warriors followed was different than the one of the European knights, they had the same general idea. A warrior had to be honest, loyal, and just and if they ever ignored or dishonored their duty as a warrior then it would bring shame, not only on them but their whole

The Knights of Europe and the Samurai of Japan shared quite a few similarities; however, they do also share many differences. One such similarity would be that both the Knights and the Samurais were brave, strong, and loyal to their cause, especially due to both of their trainings starting at a very young age. An example of a difference would be the samurais having a much lighter armor than knights. This allowed for a more agile army. They also ascended to their titles at separate ages, with samurais being at a mere 14 years of age, and knights being 21.