Re: [HIST] Japanese Culture shock

Wow... that site is really neat!  Thanks!

On Mon, 2002-06-24 at 21:37, Control Robot wrote:
> 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
> >
> 
> 
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