User blog:Goddess of Despair/The "pro" season battle 3 Knight vs Winged Hussar



The pro season continues as a knight battles a winged hussar to decide who is deadliest.

Knight
History-A knight was a member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe who followed a code of law called "chivalry". In other Indo-European languages, cognates of cavaliers or riders are more prevalent. Since antiquity a position of honour and prestige has been held by mounted warriors, such as the Greek hippeus and the Roman eques, and knighthood in the Middle Ages was inextricably linked with horsemanship.

Winged Hussar
History-The Winged Hussar was the main type of cavalry used in the Polish army. The Hussars were adopted in the 16th Century and acted as light cavalry who carried the war-banners. The riders later took on the role of heavy infantry men who sported specialized armor and lances. Their main primary tactic was to lead the charge and crush standard foot soldiers. They continued to crash into the enemy formation until it broke. The exact reason why the Winged Hussars attached wings to their backs was because while riding they would make a horrible rattling noise that unnerved the enemy. The Winged Hussar was considered the elite and primary heavy cavalry used by the Polish until the 1770s.

Voting system/Battle information
The battle will be a 1 vs 1, both warriors will be on horseback, and the battle will take place in a meadow near a forest, and near a creek. Voting will be in the form of points, 2 points for edges or well worded paragraph. 1 point for decent paragraph, and 0 points for one word or sentence with bad or little reasons. Voting ends 12/21/2012.