User blog comment:Urbancommando77/Mongols VS Saxons/@comment-4392864-20140413141501

My blood is pure Saxon!

Main Hand Sword- the Saber is great while on horseback, however, the longsword is better on foot. This will depend on a number of things, but the armor of the Saxon might help to save him. Edge- Saxon

Off-Hand- I couldn't find anything on the Mongol Dagger, however, the Seax was a common item that most all Saxons carried, hence their name. Edge-Saxon

Polearm- While the Boar Spear might have originally been made for hunting, it was just as capable at fighting as the Glaive. Now, both of these weapons were very common in European Warfare, and likely faced each other on many occasions. Now, the glaive has a heavy blade, and was great at slashes. However, the spear was easier to use, and, due to those "wings" behind the spearhead, could be removed from the victim very easily. Edge-Saxon

Bows- I'll grant the Mongols this- faster reload, and mobility. However, the crossbow has more power, and can be aimed easier. Over all, it might depend on who fires that first arrow, but the Saxon Armor ought to provide better protection. Edge-Saxon

Heavy Melee- Ax versus Mace. The ax has the range advantage, and can go through leather armor. The mace however can break bones under the Saxon armor. Overall, the ax might be the better choice in this fight. Edge-Saxon

Armor- Leather or chainmail? Easy, I'll take what will protect me better. Edge-Saxon

Deadliest Warrior- I'll be honest, my vote is for the Saxons. The Mongols were good at they did- terrorizing people into submission by burning one city, and telling those who lived next door what happened, and gave them the choice of subjugation or extermination. The Saxons on the other hand, hey, most of us here speak English, which was derived from the language that the Saxons spoke. They were also highly successful at protecting what was theirs, and, even when their king was finally killed in 1066, they still posed a significant threat to the invading Normans, that the Normans had to grant certain things to them, to keep them from driving the Normans back into the sea. Edge-Saxon

Deadliest Warrior- Saxons