Armour Vs Samurai

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1. Both armour cover their whole body

2. Both had some sort of metal built into their armour

Differences

1. The knight armour was heavy where the samurai was very light

2. The knight armour was hard to move in where the samurai was easy to move in

3. The knight armour was made from metals where the samurai was mainly made from bamboo.

Training

Knight- begin training as soon as they turn 7 and was sent to the king castle the 7- 14 year old boy are sent to the medieval page class where they play game and sport related to learning horsemanship once they turn 14 they are then move to the squires class they stay in this class until they turn 21 they learn the basic thing they need to learn

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