Samurais Vs Knights Essay

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This essay will be about the differences in samurais and knights.For example the knights chopped heads off for a living while knights were known for being respectful and doing random acts of kindness.

In this first paragraph, I Will be focusing on their weapons and armor and samurai's armor and weapons are better.Samurais had katanas. Knights had heavy armor.Samurais had many types of swords for different types of battles or Seppuku.Knights also had swords but were only used for combat.Samurais had helmets that looked like dragons to scare the enemy.Knights just had heavy,clunky, and armor that would barely let them see.

In this second paragraph,I will compare their religious beliefs and how I follow the same religion as the knights.Samurais

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