Knights existed primarily in medieval Europe from the 9th to the 15th centuries, playing a significant role in feudal society and warfare. Samurai were prominent in Japan from the late 12th century until the 19th century, serving as warrior nobility during the feudal period. Both groups were characterized by their codes of honor—chivalry for knights and bushido for samurai—reflecting their cultural values and martial traditions.
righteousness honor loyalty power
In Japan women were equal to men, thus a women could become a samurai. In Europe Women weren't treated equal to men, thus they couldn't become knights. Samurai soldiers slept with their swords because they were scared of their wives, European soldiers didn't.
Feudalism of knights in medieval Europe and samurai in Japan was a hierarchical social system where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service. Knights served lords in exchange for land (fiefs) and protection, while samurai pledged allegiance to daimyos, local warlords, receiving land and status in return. Both systems emphasized loyalty, honor, and martial prowess, with knights adhering to chivalric codes and samurai following bushido principles. Despite their cultural differences, both systems were characterized by a decentralized political structure and a focus on warrior aristocracy.
They existed from the 1000s to the 1400
Oh, dude, like, only knights in Europe were known for jousting tournaments and wearing those shiny armor suits, while Japanese samurai were all about their katanas and honor codes. So, yeah, knights were all about chivalry and stuff, while samurai were more into bushido and serving their lords. But hey, at the end of the day, they both rocked some pretty cool swords, am I right?
Knights and Samurai
The Samurai of the East have gone the way of the Knights of the West.
Three characteristics shared by knights and samurai were loyalty to their lords, adherence to a code of ethics (chivalry for knights, bushido for samurai), and the use of a variety of weapons and fighting techniques in battle.
samurai have an armor made out of bamboo, leather and some metal. but knights armor are made of steel or many chain mails joined together Samurai didnt have the chivalry that was requested from knights
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Samurai, but actually knights were European Samurai.
Yes Samurai are like the equivalent to European knights.
The Eastern Samurai were the equivalent of the Western Knights in Europe. They worked for Lords/Kings.
they both have a code of conduct
The warrior knights of Japan were the Samurai of the 18th and 19th century.
they were like knights. code of honor: Chivalry. code of hone for samurai: Bushido.