User blog comment:Cfp3157/Season 2 Episode 7: Persian Immortal vs Saxon Huscarl/@comment-5232784-20130206020503

1. Short range

Im surprised that the Persian Immortal's Acinaces can be longer than the Saxon Longsword (of course, as the measurements above show, this was not always the case). Yet the Huskarls lived in a time of iron and steel, while the Immortals lived in a world of bronze and early iron (I thought they had no iron weapons). So by metallurg alone, the Huskarl's blade will be better, because it will have the benifit of coming from an age when metallurgy was far more advanced.

EDGE: Huscarl

2. Mid range

No contest. The Dane Axe is longer/has more reach, has a bigger blade (remember the better metallurgy) and can cause more savage wounds.

EDGE: Huscarl

3. Long range

The Immortals win this: the Composite bow has both a greater range and better accuracy than the throwing axe. Though the axe has better metal, the bow wins the advantage

EDGE: Persian Immortal

4. Special

The Sagaris has not only a blade, but also a pick at the end. The Sax has only the blade: though the hard end could be used as a bludgeoining device, the Sagaris' pointed end can be utilized as a lethal one strike weapon, let alone a tool in its own right

EDGE: Persian Immortal

5. Armor:

Huscarl armor is from the iron age (Iron or steel chainmail), while the Persian Immortal's has bronze scales. The Huscarl Kite shield can stop impacts and blades that would penetrate a wicker shield. The Persian immortal wears no helmet: the Huscarl has a metal one

EDGE: Huscarl

This is no contest: Though the Immortals have the composite bow, the Huscarls have better metallurgy and better armor and shields. Heck the even have a helmet to boot

HUSCARL WINS