^ A knight would parry with a blade if he was using a two-handed sword. Katanas and an average, European single-handed sword weigh just about the same--the katana's center of balance is located closer to the tip of the blade (giving it great slashing ability) and the center of balance of a Euro-sword is closer to the hilt. Assuming the knight had full plate armor on, he'd most likely win. If you removed armor from the equation, it'd simply be a contest of who's the better swordsman. Most of these versus questions would simply boil down to that. |