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Originally Posted by arctic eagle
I hate that they figure a samurai can beat a viking, now I may not be the most knowledgeable on the subject, but I remember reading... somewhere that a katana was a slashing weapon, and correct me if I'm wrong, but chainmail is made to stop that, isn't it?
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Yep. of course, there are various different weaves which offer differing levels of protection against different blows, but the 4-1 weave (Which almost all Viking mail would have been made from) was pretty damn decent at stopping slashing weapons, especially with the padding worn underneath.
While on the subject of that show, it was ridiculous how they constructed the fight. The samurai aimed and fired his bow while the Viking stood there like a lemon, not even using his shield to cover his body. Sorry, but no.
They shouldn't just compare the fighters weapons class by class, they should see what the weapons do when against the rest of the enemy arsenal too.