Re: [HIST] Japanese Culture shock

Noooo.... not this topic again :)

Actually for a fairly in-depth analysis go to:
http://www.thearma.org/essays/knightvs.htm

I'm just curious though, where did you read the commentary about the
"duel"?
It seems strange to me that a knight and a peasant would be fighting a
duel,
especially one with a sword and the other with a knife. (how did they
come
to be in that situation?)  What time period is it?  I assume the knight
had
full Gothic or Milanese type plate, given the "full armour" description,
and
the "greatsword", which would be later in time period than the High
Medieval
longsword and arming sword.  How did he get hamstrung by a knife in full
plate?	And how did the peasant, presumably less well-trained in combat,
move so quickly behind the knight in the face of a longer ranged weapon?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Books" <books@jumpspace.net>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [HIST] Japanese Culture shock

> One-on-one I'd give it to the Samuri, I read one commentary on a
> "duel" between a knight in full armor with a greatsword against
> a peasant with knife.  The peasant, quit "dishonorably", moved out
> of visor view area and hamstrung the knight.	However, in mass
> combat I'd have to pick the knights.
>
> Roger