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it's a battle that's long set the é uma batalha que há muito define o

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the viking berserker versus the fabled de Viking-berserker versus de legendarische o viking berserker contra o lendário

samurai

rage and brute strength versus raiva e força bruta contra

disciplined skill

which ancient warrior would have really

come out on top if these two near

mythical characters had ever actually

met

in battle vikings have earned themselves

a fierce reputation uma reputação feroz

thanks to the terror they sowed across

christian lands during the early middle

ages

yet even amongst the fierce norse there

was one group of elite warriors whose

exploits would become the stuff of

legend

the mere existence of berserkers and a mera existência de berserkers e

their abilities

have long been debated by historians but

archaeological evidence proves that

berserkers and their deeds in combat

were more than just fables it's believed

that berserkers practiced a form of

shamanism that worshipped great animal xamanismo que adorava grande animal

spirits

the most prominent of which were the

wild boar the wolf and the bear

the greatest of these was the bear cult

with its devotees foregoing the

traditional chainmaille of a norse

warrior and instead cladding themselves guerreiro e, em vez disso, vestindo-se

in thick bear fur em pele grossa de urso

often a bear hood was worn as well muitas vezes um capuz de urso também era usado

giving the impression that the berserker

was more beast than man

and if looks weren't enough to fool an

observer then the behavior of a

berserker certainly could

those fearsome warriors were often

deployed as shock troops and at the very

front of a fighting formation

because in the heat of battle they would

often not distinguish between

friend and foe this state of frenzy amigo e inimigo este estado de frenesi

known as berserker gong turned the

berserker into a fearless rage-filled

primal force of nature

and it was said that while berserking

these warriors were unkillable

berserkers were almost certainly

killable while in their frenzy state but

it turns out that there might be a lot

of truth to the tales of greatly

increased physical strength

and resistance to pain studies of modern

soldiers in combat discovered some

individuals entering a berserker-like

state and some scientists believe that

this self-induced rage

might have been a form of ptsd

archaeologists have also discovered in

the graves of well-known berserkers the

seeds of a plant known to be poisonous

which in the right doses can inflict a

psychological state on the sufferer very

similar to mindless rage a berserker was

said to have experienced

now historians may believe that

berserkers might have reached these

states of rage fueled hysteria

through a combination of drugs

meditation and ritual

preparing themselves for the battle to

come and becoming instinct-driven

killing machines

accounts of berserker rage is legendary

and even the byzantine emperor

constantine vii

makes mention of norse warriors entering

these frenzied rage states and achieving

feats of strength

no ordinary man could match scandinavian

kings have left us plenty of records of

their use of berserkers as shock troops

and there is documented evidence of a

single norse warrior

believed to be a raging berserker

holding up an entire

english army during the battle of

stamford bridge slaying countless

soldiers until finally killed

a common attribute of berserkers that's

repeated enough time to give historians

reason to suspect it was based on truth

rather than mere legend

as the berserker's near immunity to

bladed weapons and fire

one account tells of a berserker who

entered a frenzied state

and devoured fiery coals rushed through

fires and then at last turned on his own

men

the swords of the warriors he faced were

said to have little effect

and it wasn't until a crushing blow

landed by a hammer that the berserker

was at last slain

as the accounts of their near immunity

to bladed weapons and fire are repeated

over and over again

one has to wonder if there isn't some

truth to the tale eventually berserkers

would meet their end as the norse

converted to christianity

and berserkers whom had long been seen

as being lawless with no

loyalty and sex offenders were made

illegal at around the same time that

berserkers came onto the scene on the

other side of the world

a warrior cast known as samurai began

making their own rise to fame

the early samurai arose from the private

armies of wealthy landowners and the

samurai gradually evolved into a very

similar role as that of a european

knight

an elite warrior who served the rich and

powerful while modern romanticism has

painted the samurai as wise and

honorable warriors the truth is

that samurai were often no more noble

than their european knight counterparts

fighting for whoever held the most coin

eventually the samurai would come to be

civic leaders of sorts under the

tokugawa shogunate

when japan experienced the longest

stretch of peace 250 years without

internal conflict

samurai were encouraged to be more civil

and embrace principles of confucianism

with its emphasis on loyalty and duty

during the peace of the tokugawa

shogunate samurais became less the power

and money-hungry brutes of the past

and something closer to our modern idea

of what a samurai was

with a focus on discipline and the

development of the bushido code which

called for frugality

kindness honesty and care for one's

family as japan opened its borders to

the modern world the samurai class at

last came to an end

used to being paid by the government for

their services as warriors as japan

moved toward creating a modern national

army and abolished feudalism

the samurai were reduced to receiving a

government stipend of greatly reduced

value

this prompted several samurai rebellions

all of which were quickly put down

no matter what tom cruise's last samurai

wants you to believe

the truth is that the samurai rebellions

were in the end about their own best

financial interests

and not about keeping some noble and

largely fictional lifestyle alive

despite their checkered past though

samurai were known to be skilled

warriors

just like their european knight

counterparts samurai were often the most

skilled of available warriors

and made a name for themselves in battle

so that they could be hired by local

lords

a samurai's training focused on the

spear the bow the katana

and hand-to-hand combat and their strict

warrior code focused on never showing

fear in the face of an enemy there's

little doubt that amongst the ranks of

ancient warriors the samurai were a

fearsome foe for any opponent

so how do our two combatants a berserker

and a samurai really match up against

each other

and who would have won in combat first

let's start by comparing the two

warriors physically

armor measurements from the 16th century

show that samurai armor was typically

sized for men around five foot three to

five foot

five or about 1.6 meters while europeans

of the same time period ranged in height

between six feet and six foot five

inches

or about 1.9 meters this already gives

both the height and weight advantage to

the berserker and with a significantly

greater height than a samurai a

berserker would have also had

significantly greater weapon reach

a critical advantage in hand-to-hand

melee combat japanese samurai trained

extensively in the art of combat and in

later ages split their training between

religious rituals and martial arts

the title and practice of a berserker

was often handed down along family lines

with entire clans of berserkers fighting

together caught up in their rage however

even training could be lethal for a

berserker while samurai conducted far

safer and more civilized training

sessions

in battle a berserker and samurai of

similar repute

would have both been hardened combat

veterans men whose entire lives were

dedicated to warfare

and the category of training were not

declaring a winner but a tie

berserkers used many of the most widely

available weapons in europe at the time

making use of swords axes lances and

spears

due to an abundance of iron in europe

berserkers enjoyed the benefit of

extremely well made and durable weapons

however their battle rages encourage

them to get up close and personal with

an enemy eschewing weapons such as

slings and bows

a battle mad berserker might have rushed

an enemy and opened an attack with a

thrown lance

then closed the distance to deliver

brutal blows utilizing a heavy axe

for defense a berserker made use of the

large and heavy kite shield

a triangular shield that offered great

protection from the front

though took a very strong man to wield 非常に強い男が振るう必要がありましたが

effectively while often being depicted

as fighting naked a berserker was often

in fact clad in thick animal skins but

for went the use of traditional viking

chainmail

despite being most famously known for

the katana a samurai sword was in fact

his last ditch weapon

instead samurai preferred to fight with

bow and arrow and spears

and were greatly skilled with either the

yumi great bow was one of the greatest

bows ever crafted

and offered far greater penetration

power than those european longbows at

greater ranges

a samurai's katana despite the many

myths and legends surrounding the

weapons was actually a far inferior

weapon to most

european swords due to the scarcity of

iron in japan

katanas were not just expensive and thus

rare but created to be much shorter than

the average european longsword

at 25 inches katana suffered from a

serious lack of reach

and unlike european weapons which were

double-edged katanas only had a single

cutting edge

their short length and curved

construction also made them very poorly

designed for stabbing

and a samurai would only resort to his

katana if all other weapons had failed

him

for defense the samurai wore what is

without a doubt some of the most

fashionable armor

ever created to protect the chest a dew

made up of either iron or leather plate

was worn

kusazuri hanging on iron or leather

plates protected the lower body and

upper legs

so the large rectangular plates

protected the soldiers

cote or armored sleeves protected the

hands and often extended all the way up

to the shoulder

the kabuto made of iron or leather

plates protected the head

with mungu or leather facial armor

helping to keep the top heavy kabuto

firmly

attached on the samurai's head lastly

haidate and sunayate protected the

thighs and shins

in all the samurai was extremely well

protected from attack

in terms of weapons and defense these

two warriors come equipped with vastly

different capabilities

while both men used the spear it would

have been the primary weapon for a

samurai who would fall back onto his

katana only as a last resort

however long before coming into spear

range a berserker would have to face off

against the powerful yumibo

a daunting proposition indeed once in

close quarters however the samurai's

armor becomes more of a hindrance than a

benefit

while the lightly armored berserker

remains far more agile and better

retains their stamina

with samurai armor weighing up to a

staggering 55 pounds 驚異的な55ポンド

if the battle doesn't end soon the

physically smaller and weaker samurai

would quickly be overwhelmed by his far

larger stronger and lightly armored

opponent while both warriors would have

the use of the spear the berserker has

the advantage here thanks to the greater

reach and his large size

once spears are discarded the samurai is

at an even greater disadvantage due to

his exceptionally short katana

further adding to the reach advantage

enjoyed by the berserker the katana

would also fare extremely poorly against

the berserker

while katanas were indeed exceptionally

sharp that keen edge was also

extremely delicate which is the main

reason why samurai were not trained to

use their sword for parrying enemy

attack

as the repeated blows would dull the

blade then there's the repeated claims

that berserkers were immune to bladed

weapons

and only brought down by crushing blows

such as mesas hammers and the like

this is very likely due to the thick

animal skins they wore with thick

leather doing an

impressive job of protecting from edged

weapons while the samurai could not

afford to destroy his weapon's single

bladed edge by blocking the berserker's

blows

the berserker would freely be able to

use his to overpower the relatively

weaker katana

having a second sharpened edge on his

sword to attack with the samurai would

also have to contend with the large kite

shield a berserker would wield a

formidable barrier for such a short

weapon to get past

so which warrior would win if the

samurai could begin his attack at range

and utilize the powerful yumibo

there's a chance he could be able to

kill the berserker before the fight came

down to hand-to-hand combat

however the samurai would still have to

contend with the berserker's large

shield

not an easy feat even for a skilled

marksman once in hand-to-hand combat

however all the advantages are on the

berserker's side

the physical ability to resist pain only

adds to the advantages that the

berserker already enjoys

with his greater physical reach greater

maneuverability over his heavily armed

opponent

large shield that a samurai must get

past and better designed

and greater quality hand-to-hand weapons

in this case brute's strength overcomes

skill

easily though the berserker still

remains critically vulnerable at range

due to his own lack of arranged weapon

a samurai's best bet would be to simply

flee and use his bow as often as

possible

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