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What is your idea of an honorable warrior? Would they be more like the knight or samurai class? In two different places, Europe and Japan, they formed a similar system where warriors get paid land for fighting and protecting Lords and Daimyos. These warriors are called samurai and knights. Historian believed that the two warriors were similar but the truth is the are very different. For the code of honor the samurai believed in what is called bushido while knight believed in chivalry. Both warrior fought with armor of course, however samurai fought in leather wear and knights fought in full plate armor.
For starters, the codes of honor they had to follow were different. In document E by Yamaga Soko it states “Always be courteous and helpful …show more content…

In document D, by Terry Bennett, it says “ In response, knights began to wear complete suits of plate armor constructed from metal.” This shows that knights had more protection against arrows and swords strikes. However this armor weight up to forty pounds and was very uncomfortable. “Bound into armored plates with with silk and leather cords,” stated Terry Bennett. Samurai armor was not metal but still very strong with the silk and leather cords. The only downfall is if it got wet the armor was ruined.
Critics will say the warriors are more similar than different. Although many people think they are very similar, this is not true though. There are many differences from the armor they wear, the code of honor, to everything they believe in is all different. Of course the both wore armor they both had codes of honor and beliefs; however all these things fell into two different categories when you get into detail.
These warriors have somethings in common but the differences are way greater than the similarities. In these far off places they have similar system with no similarities of warriors. Almost all of the details of the samurai and knights were complete opposites. If you were a warrior in the 1200’s how would you rather prepare? As a samurai or a

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