User blog comment:Cfp3157/Empires Clash for Legacy: Mongols vs. Varangian Guard/@comment-17814994-20150621085655

Elgb's "Medieval Bloodthirtsty Barbarians Pageant Night: East vs West" EDGES!!!

Swords: Those who may think the mongol sabre's curved blade isn't capable of thrusting are respectively wrong. The sabre can be used to stab as well as slash as seen in that Season 3 episode. In this battle, the mongol sabre's long blade will keep the Varangian's spathi at a huge distance, while also capable of getting through that soft chainmail of his. The spathi just isn't long enough to reach the sabre's superb range. EDGE: Mongol

Heavy: Being the oldest weapon in mankind's history, the axe wins over the mace. It has the longer range and offers both the devastating bladed and blunt damage than the mace. EDGE: Varangian

Longbow: Ah yes, the age old debate between the longbow and the composite bow has again commenced. Since bodkin arrows weren't invented yet during their time, the Varangians would have used the same penetrating broadheads as the mongols. In range and rate of fire, the longbow slightly takes the edge (100-250 yards is a beast), but in accuracy the composite tends to be superior. But overall, it all comes down to how the bows are used. The longbow is purely an on-foot missile launcher, it's design was perfected so that archers can easily lay down suppressive fire more easily than traditional bows, while the composite is mainly used on horseback, used to pinpoint unarmored parts while galloping around the enemy. And since I don't see any horses in this battle, the longbow wins. EDGE: Varangian

Polearm: The simple boar spear has the advantage of being a melee and missile weapon, while the glaive has the longer reach and more practical as well as devastaing blade. So it can go either way. EDGE: Even

Special: Don't ever bring a strangling rope to a swordfight. Seriously I can't see the Mongol successfully using that thing on foot without using a whole lifetime of luck. The boss is just as simple, yet more practical, offering both offensive and defensive capabilities. EDGE: Varangian

Deadliest Warrior: Mongols

At first, I really though the Varangian's superior and more practical weapons would give him the win. But like all blind and idiocracy-infested fools of this ignorantly nihilistic world, I forgot to check the x-factors, which is just or maybe even more important than the weapons. Overall, the Mongol would win this due to a few but really important details.

Though I'm not a fan of their sexual and bloodthirsty approach to warfare, I do admire the speed of their expansion, as well as building the largest continuous empire in history (suck it "Great" Britain). We also must not forget that the Mongols were more battle-ready and trained than the Varangians, who seldomly see battle if hired. The Varangian's weapons are also more suited for close-quarters battle than the Mongols, but then again, we have to note the fact that the Mongols wore some impressive hard surface armors in the later stages of their empire (I'm not sure, but I'm using the picture above as a subject), which no doubt would stop both the Varangian's range weapons such as the bow and the boar as well as his cumbersome axe. Since this is a strictly infantry battle with no horses, people may assume that the Mongols, who are remembered for being horseback warriors, will be at a disadvantage. This is a big effin no, as the Mongols were just as great on foot as well as horseback (see Battle of Baghdad and Badger Mouth). Their weapons also counter many of the Varangian's weapons; the mace and the abre capable of ridding the shield, the sabre beating the spathi, and all of their weapons would surely penetrate the Varangian's chainmail.

Overall, the Mongol mongolizes these Viking wannabes. But it's just my opinion.