User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Aragorn II Elessar vs. Leonidas I/@comment-5795750-20160204055930

BG1's "Knight vs Spartan all over again" Edges:

Swords: On the face of it Anduril is a longsword which is actually a more practical primary weapon than the Dory spear. Yes the Dory has length over the longsword but truth be told, Anduril has the bigger blade; furthermore since it is reforged from the sword that chopped off the hand of a Maiar/demigod, it most likely stands to reason that it is actually made of a high quality metal that could potentially pierce bronze (and even if the whole Maiar thing is questionable; its fair to say that as a weapon made of steel and not iron, it definitely metallurgically more advanced)

EDGE: Aragorn

Back-up: OK so now the Spartan sword takes its place here and I have to say that it definitely has an one-up over the Elven Dagger in terms of its length - technically speaking, though, the kopis is made of iron than steel making it a little bit more fragile which puts some doubt in my mind as to whether it will be able to pierce the Gondor armour

EDGE: Even

Ranged: Normally bows and arrows would beat the javelin in this category because a throwing weapon seems a bit useless (given that if you throw it and miss you have to get it back before you can use it again) and... well since we're doing this by category, on face value the bow and arrow gets this

EDGE: Aragorn

Armour: Steelplate body armour beats bronze body armour. End of story. By the way I am surprised that you gave Leonidas his armour because in the movie all he had was his helmet, sandals, tunic and cape... yeah not the best idea in spite of the aspis. Actually to get to that, I do agree that the aspis is definitely useful as an offensive as well as defensive weapon and that bows and arrows will probably not be able to pierce it but... it's not really made of solid bronze but in actuality its made of wood which throws into question the possibility of Aragorn's steel weapons being able to pierce/damage it

EDGE: Aragorn (just)

X-Factors: Average of 88 for Aragorn; Average of 89 for Leonidas

EDGE: Leonidas (just)

Overall Winner: I definitely think that Aragorn will definitely take the win here not only because he has the more metallurgically advanced gear but also because of his skill and experience where it matters. If you've seen Lord of the Rings you will know definitely that Aragorn has been through and fought through a lot of Middle Earth creatures both before and during his time with the Fellowship - and heck I think that if Aragorn and his men can pierce through the thick hide of an orc, getting through the bronze armour and aspis should be no problem. Since this is a team vs team battle, Aragorn takes the edge in leadership and tactics as well - the 300 Battle of Thermopylae was essentially a suicide mission for the Spartans and while they managed to hold out, eventually they were overwhelmed.