Samurai's Weaponry In Medieval Europe

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.

Samurai and knights are not identical, they do have a good amount of differences. For instance, after going through training, samurai were awarded their title and responsibilities at the age of fourteen while knights took on their full responsibilities at twenty-one. Document B points out that although loyalty was important to both Japanese and European warriors, “loyalty towards the feudal lord in Japan was hereditary” but it was not in Europe. This means that in Japan “service of a feudal lord went from father to son” so the relationship between the lord and his warrior lasted for generations. Along with that, although both groups wore full body armor, Document D states that “a knight’s armor could weigh forty

The first way that the samurai have an advantage is their armor. In document D written by Terry Bennett ; Knight from Art Recourse, it says “Samurai did not wear armor on her right arm so they could easily draw their bow.”. This piece of evidence is important because they could easily shoot their arrows and be faster than the knights. Also by using picture evidence Samurai carried a lot of weapons and knights only carried one sword. Another piece of evidence that supports the claim is in document D written by Terry Bennett it states, “Knights began to

My second reason is that the knights had very strong and effective armour, whereas the samurai’s armour was always changing and was never as good as the knight’s armour, as samurai depended more on their fighting skills instead of the armour. The samurai armour was made up of several sections. The main body is called a do or cuirass, and is made from plates or lamellae (small oblong-shaped pieces of steel linked by strips of leather and covered with layers of lacquer). The helmet has a crest and a hair pommel. There is also a face mask, which would have been decorated with ugly features intended to scare the enemy. Extra protection is provided by a coverage of the neck (made of jointed metal) and shoulder guards (made from small plates laced together, with silk allowing movement). Thigh and calf guards are made from a combination of chain mail and plates. Underneath the samurai’s armour, the samurai would wear a one-piece baggy garment with a special kimono (the kimono looks a bit like a dressing gown). This did mean that the samurai would be more likely to get injured, as the armour would only offer very little protection. Samurai armour was designed to help the Samurai move comfortably and efficiently when fighting, so if a knight stabbed the samurai then the samurai would get injured and this would affect the samurai while he is fighting (the samurai would be fighting worse), and possible depending on how bad the wound is, it could kill the

In about 1000 to 1600 CE in history two warriors were made with a different name and in two different countries. “More than a thousand years ago, a class of professional warriors arose, who swore oaths of loyalty to noble lords and fought to the death to defend them in battle” (Overview). The two warriors were samurai and knights. Samurais were fighting for Japan in the class of military retainers of the daiyomes while across the seas the knights were fighting on horseback in Europe. To keep order in the land both regions developed a system that historians called federalism.There were more differences than similarities and here are some reasons why the differences were greater than the similarities.

In all I think that the differences between the knights and samurai's where greater than the similarities between the two. Whether its social classes, fighting style, armor, or even where they originated

Likewise, knights wore “complete suits of plate armor, constructed from metal...wore helmets, gloves, and shoes of steel...a knight’s armor could weigh 40 to 60 pounds.” (Document D) Both samurais and European knights were protected by a heavy armor out of metal in battle; it can be inferred that both Japan and Europe found importance in protecting their warriors looking from the stringency of armor and protection. The reason for protecting their warriors would be due to the myriad of battles feudal Japan and Europe would have had to carry out. To ensure success in battle, they would’ve made further technological advances such as protective armor, ensuring better performance when battling. By protecting the warriors using this effective armor, both Japan and Europe would’ve been able to attain more as a whole and advance as a civilization - a common achievement carried out as well. Despite the many differences between Japanese samurais and European knights, the similarities outweighed these differences due to the homologous elements in their position in hierarchy and the use of protective armor in battle, leading to the success in both Japan and

Can you imagine a world without protection.In this essay we will discuss the differences and similarities between Knights and samurai.These are the three differences I'm going to talk about religious practices,views of women, and types of armor.

Hey, Have you ever learned about the Samurai and Knights?? Well they had a few big similarities but lots of differences. Also in that era Samurai and Knights they had to be very loyal to their lord. I have a question for you. Were the similarities greater than the differences? No I don't think the similarities are greater than the differences between the Samurai and Knights. So no I think there are more differences than similarities. I’m going to be talking about the Samurai [Japanese Warrior] and Knights [European Warrior] is there Social position, Training and Armor, and Life and death.

For Japan and Europe, it was a time of trouble…Document “In the late 400’s both Europe and Japan created a feudal system in order to keep peace in the land. Lords acquired large estates of land. They granted some of their lands to lesser nobles, whom promised to fight when conflicts arose.” Background Essay DBQ. So where the similarities greater, or were the differences greater? The samurai and knights were more similar than different in three broad areas, social position, training and armor and the code of honor.

In medieval Japan Samurais armor (According to Doc D by Terry Bennett) had an arm with no armor or very light armor, the reason for this was Samurai specialized in projectile warfare, and Samurai armor stayed the same for the rest of the Samurai area. In Europe the Knights used chainmail armor for quite some time, that is until crossbows and longbows became common, they had to change to metal armor that could be 60 pounds making it hard to get up if they were knocked down. Also the Knight's armor was made for shock warfare (According to Doc D from Art

One of the ways that Samurais have an advantage against knights is due to their armor. In document D, written by Terry Bennett, it says “The helmet bowl (of a samurai) was made of 8-12 iron plates.” The samurai very much needed this because it was said and proven to be true that a knight’s sword could slice through one’s head and only be stopped by the teeth of a human. Another piece of evidence that supports my claim is in document D as well. The text states “Samurai did not wear armor on their right arm so they could easily draw their bow.” This was a major advantage to the samurai because they needed to have the ability to draw back their bow and aim at their target

Samurai and knights were both warriors that thrived during the middle ages. Samurai were Japanese warriors, while knights came from Europe. Samurai started off as tax collectors for Japan. But when the outside world became dangerous and no one was safe, they needed to protect their land and country. Knights, on the other hand, started off by managing and protecting villages. As bandits became more popular in attacking villages the knights started to fight off the bandits. Despite these similarities, samurai and knights were diverse. Samurai and knights’ differences include their training, armor, and views of death.

In the Medieval times, there were two warrior classes in Medieval Europe and Japan called samurais and knights. In Europe and Japan, both of their governments were tearing apart. When feudalism came into existence, it resulted into two warrior classes called samurais and knights. In the areas of social position, training and armor, and honor and death, the samurais and knights shared more similarities than differences.

Based on Document D, of “Armor Of Medieval Warriors” it states, “ Samurai did not wear armor on their right arm so that they could easily draw their bow.” The Samurai did not wear the same armor as the Knights because the Samurai only wore armor on one arm. The Knights wore the same armor as all the other fighters. The Samurai were smart because they made fighting more comfortable and easier for them. the Knights were still good fighters, it was just that when the Samurai drew their bow it was more easier. According to, “Dress like a Knight” it says, “ an oldie, but a goodie. Half spear, half axe, all dangerous.” This explains what the Knights armor looked and felt like. The description is about the pike pole, which is a weapon that the Knights used. the Samurai had techniques in there fighting. Although, the Knights just had good weapons to fight