08-14-2006, 07:09 PM
Quote:Tarbicus:1rvofq3f Wrote:Quote:I've actually heard that medieval full plate was easier to move around in than normally thought...but was still slightly cumbersome.I've seen a man literally do cartwheels, again and again, in full medieval plate armour.
Dude, I want to see the video of that! Just for the entertainment value alone...lol.
Faventianus, if we compared the samurai vs the medieval kniggot, then we wouldn't be able to discuss it on a this roman forum!
Hellllooooo! Byzantines are Romans too!
They called themselves Romanoi!! Come'on!!
I've only been arguing it for a samuraii vs byzantine knight match up for 8 pages now!
hock: :lol: :roll:
besides, this is OT. If we wanted to we could match up a samurai with a clone trooper.
(I'd pick the samurai in that one!)
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