Samurai Vs Knights Research Paper

Samurai and Knights were two very powerful groups of warriors that existed thousands of years ago to protect the lands because of a dysfunctional central government. In Europe, knights were made by the government to protects the lords of lands because they could not protect it without the government's help. Later, Japan would end up doing the same things, but without the government's permission. The samurai started out as mere mercenaries, hired by the daimyo to protect their lands, and similarly to the knights, in return for land. Later they made a powerful and organised government that took over all of Japan. In Europe, the knights were strong warrior from the government that were given to lords and made personal protectors of that and their lands. Although some people say that they have almost no difference but I disagree.

The armor for the samurai was light and easy to move in. While the knight armor was heavy and rather difficult to be inside of. Samurai had an exposed arm, making it easier to pull back an arrow from a bow. Although they used metal armor like the knights, the samurai tied multiple plates together that made up the light armor. A disadvantage of samurai armor is that if they got wet the silk or leather cords that kept the plates together would make them very heavy and difficult to move in. Although the knights used metal armor, it was very heavy and covered the whole body, making it easier to deflect arrows and or crossbows that were becoming very popular to use during that time. The only openings in a knight’s armor were grooves in the helmet that an arrow couldn’t even fit in. Armor was only was one of the many