User blog:Goddess of Despair/King of Kings Round 1: Saladin vs Charlemagne

Saladin; legendary Muslim general, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria!

Charlemagne; Frankish king and Roman emperor, who captured Saxon, Bavarian, and Spanish land for his mighty empire!

Who is deadliest? To find out, our wikians are testing history's most lethal weapons. We'll see what happens when these warriors go toe-to-toe! No rules, no safety, no mercy. It's a duel to the death to decide who is the deadliest warrior!

Charlemagne
History= "Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right."

- Charlemagne

Charlemagne (2 April 742 – 28 January 814), also known as Charles the Great (German: Karl der Große; Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I, was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of Italy from 774, and the first Roman Emperor in Western Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.

The oldest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, Charlemagne became king in 768 following the death of his father. He was initially co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman's sudden death in 771 under unexplained circumstances left Charlemagne as the undisputed ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. Through his military conquests, he subdued the Saxons and the Bavarians and pushed his frontier into Spain. He expanded his kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. Short range= Joyeuse
 * Length-32.6 inches.


 * Steel.

Medium range= Boar Spear
 * Double edged.
 * Weight-4 pounds.


 * Length-6.8 feet.

Long range= Francisca
 * Steel.
 * Effective Range-40 feet.


 * Iron.

Tactics= Invasion of Spain.
 * Thrown.

Saladin
History= "I warn you against shedding blood, indulging in it and making a habit of it, for blood never sleeps."

- Saladin

Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb (Arabic: صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب‎, Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb, Kurdish: سه‌لاحه‌دین ئه‌یوبی, Selah'edînê Eyubî) (c. 1138 – March 4, 1193), better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, his sultanate included Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, Hejaz, and Yemen. Under his personal leadership, his forces defeated the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin, leading the way to his re-capture of Palestine, which had been seized from the Fatimid Egyptians by the Crusaders 88 years earlier. Though the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem would continue to exist for a period, its defeat at Hattin marked a turning point in its conflict with the Muslims and Arabs. As such, Saladin is a prominent figure in Kurdish, Arab, and Muslim culture. Saladin was a strict adherent of Sunni Islam. His chivalrous behavior was noted by Christian chroniclers, especially in the accounts of the Siege of Kerak, and despite being the nemesis of the Crusaders, he won the respect of many of them, including Richard the Lionheart; rather than becoming a hated figure in Europe, he became a celebrated example of the principles of chivalry.

(From Wikipedia) Short range= Talwar
 * Length-37 inches.


 * Steel.

Medium range= Pike
 * Single edged.
 * Weight-2 pounds.


 * Length-10 feet.

Long range= Recurve Bow
 * Steel.
 * Effective range-492 feet.


 * Wood, Horn, & Resin.

Tactics= Battle of Hattin
 * Fires arrows.

Battle/Voting Conditions
The battle will be a 4 on 4 and will take place on neautral terrain. Both sides will wear their respective armor and shields. Votes with one word, sentence, or state no arguments will not count. Proper grammar is required. Coping votes is not allowed.

Battle
TBW

Simulator's Results
TBC

Expert's Opinion
TBD

Next Battle/Bracket


The winner of this battle will face Suleiman the Magnificent.