User blog:Goddess of Despair/Season 5 Battle 8 Viking vs Persian Immortal

A Viking, brutal barbarian who's raids made them one of the most famous warriors of history!

A Persian Immortal, the highly trained commando who was the backbone of one of the strongest empires in history!

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

Viking
History=

The term Viking refers to the pagan Norse people of Scandanavia from about the eighth to the eleventh centuries, including present day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The Vikings were a warlike, seafaring culture, making frequent raids of Britain, France, and other European countries, and even going as far as Russia and Italy. The Vikings were also known as explorers, traders, and mercenaries. Vikings settled areas including parts of Britain, Normandy, Iceland, Greenland, and even had a brief presence in North America at L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Viking mercenaries were known to work for the Byzantines and Viking traders were known to have traded in markets in the Middle East. For a period of time, the Vikings even conquered and ruled part of Britain, known as the Danelaw, in the 800s and 900s AD. Short range= Broadsword


 * 36 inches long.


 * Weights 3 pounds.


 * Double edged.

Medium range= Great Axe
 * Steel blade.


 * 5 feet long.


 * Weights 7 pounds.


 * Wooden handle with steel head.

Long range= Throwing Spear


 * 7 feet long.


 * Weights 6 pounds.


 * Wood shaft with steel head.

Special= Shield


 * 3' in diameter.


 * Weights 6 pounds.


 * Wood with iron boss.

Persian Immortal
History= The Persian Immortals was an elite force of warriors who were designated as the empire's guard-force and standing army. The term "immortal" was given to these warriors by Greek historian Herodotus. The group was composed of 10,000 soldiers. Any Immortal that was inflicted with sickness, injury, or was killed would be replaced immediately. The warriors helped spearhead the Persian conquest and expand the Empire's borders. They were armed with the typical weaponry of an Achaemenid soldier: spears, daggers, swords, bow and arrow, or clubs. Their armor was made up of bronze-iron scales and the Immortals were issued with a wicker shield. The fighting force died out after the collapse Achaemenid Empire. Short range= Acinaces
 * 18 inches long.


 * Double edged.

Medium range= Persian Spear
 * 6.5 feet long.


 * Weights 5.5 pounds.

Long range= Persian bow
 * Made of wood and iron.
 * 4 feet long.


 * Arrow is 2.5 feet long.

Special= Sagaris
 * Made of wood, horn, iron, and feathers.
 * 30 inches long.


 * Weights 2 pounds.


 * Made of iron and wood.

Voting Information
The battle will be a 1 on 1 and will take place in a grassy field. Edges or a 2 paragraphs are required to count as a full vote. Votes with one word, sentence, or state no arguments will not count. Voting ends July 2nd, 2013.

Battle
To be written.

Simulator's Results
To be calculated.

Expert's Opinion
To be decided.