Deadliest Warriors Face Off: Samurai vs Viking

[@StevenStranglesPeople]

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[@mrhoneystinger3676]

You should do Special Forces vs. Spetznaz. For what it's worth I know Sonny and Maxine to a degree... if you'd want some behind the scenes info, just ask. 😊

[@AminJones]

The Vikings did move into, much, of Coastal Ireland.

[@datt5698]

Everyone was smaller in ancient times! 5'11, 180lbs is huge for those times. The average height for a man was probably around 5'5. That being said, there were some giants or people with a pituitary that won't quit!

[@datt5698]

Currently, the Netherlands has the tallest people in the world!

[@Pentaclown84]

vegans after seeying this video q °_°p

[@vesuvius2444]

This show was bro science at it's finest.

[@86lanzo]

And I love it...this is peak early 2000s

[@whitneyallen9237]

That’s why it’s still sick and still holds up.😂🤣

[@christiansorensen7567]

Hey, when Faramir himself narrates it, you know it's lit.

[@showtime1235]

and honestly i think it made the show better if they were more historically accurate i don’t think it would be as endearing hahahaha

[@matthewdaisley9996]

500 years ago 5’11 was tall and 180 was heavy

[@DragonTigerBoss]

That's not really true. The whole "ancient people were short" thing started in the 1800s when people weren't mostly farmers anymore and were actually malnourished. Aristocrats of the time liked to stoke the flame of the idea that things were even worse in the past to keep the peasants in line.

[@datt5698]

​@@DragonTigerBoss sources?

[@0326Vet]

​​@@DragonTigerBoss no people was shorter even in modern times, people from the 40s,50s, 60's on average was shorter than now, there was no growth hormones in our food then

[@nunyabidness3429]

The average height for men in the United States is 5'9" (175 cm) and for women it's 5'4" (162 cm). According to the CDC, the average weight for a man who is 5'9" in the U.S. is 197.9 pounds. 5'11 is still tall but 180 is no longer heavy. Though these are U.S. stats, Europeans on average are around .5 cm taller and at 5'9 would be around 180. Though when we talk about weight we are ignoring several factors and are looking at it from an ignorant point of view.

[@yagsipcc287]

It was extremely!! tall example Spartan Warriors on the higher end were 5 foot 9 and that been way above average. Napoleon was 5foot 7ish he was above average height for his time and area as well. They treid to say he was 5foot to 5foot 2 for propaganda (always deminish your opponent)

[@croyx1a900]

The problem with this show was they did not do the same test for the weapons they were testing against eachother.

[@TyrannosaurusRex1997]

Also historical inaccuracies

[@MichaelSchomer]

And hiring people as "World Class Experts" when a good chunk of them have no clue what they're doing or talking about (and more than likely were fed lines by the showrunners). Seriously in this episode Tetsuro Shigematsu is a comedian from Canada and even if we gave him being a descendent of Samurai there is nothing I found that even remotely hints that he studied or is an expert in Kyūdō.

[@TyrannosaurusRex1997]

@@MichaelSchomer yeah 90% of those experts knew nothing about Shinobi, Samurai, Spartans, and Vikings etc. It was a very flawed show unfortunately

[@HypnoChode74]

@@TyrannosaurusRex1997flawed…. But badass non the less

[@arcon980]

also they screwed up what weapons they tested against what. they should have tested sword vs sword, spear vs naginata, axe vs club, and bow vs shield... and they should have done all the tests against the opposite factions armor.

[@adriand08]

Pedro the samurai was a legend 😂

[@MaverickOrtaeo1]

😂😂😂😂

[@ryigen83]

lol

[@ki.r.byschannel3341]

We got yasuke and now pedro lol

[@vincentmartano437]

Before you could eat food that wasn’t grown in your town area, 5’11” average was fucking huge. George Washington was 6’2”, and people of the time looked at him like Shaq

[@matthewwetherhold4179]

6’2” red head with horse, cow, and slave teeth set in lead dentures hahaha look up the Shane Gillis bit on him it’s great

[@nontrashfire2]

Americans were taller in colonial times. They had a more diverse diet and worked a more physical job. No processed foods.

[@nontrashfire2]

If 3" is huge to you, I feel for your partner.

[@jasonsimpson1397]

Yeah, even the boxer Jack Johnson, was called a "giant" at 6', which was even more recent.

[@robbielight9806]

@@nontrashfire2the average height in the 1800s wasn’t even 5 and a half feet so that’s not true at all

[@Jax_904]

There should be a spoof where they say “ Today we will see a Samurai vs a Urban City Thug”. . His weapons of choice, brass knuckles , a 9mm and fentanyl laced Crack “

[@aaronmachin7325]

Hell, I'd watch that 😂

[@kingartem]

The chain mail will deflect a 9mm bullet.

[@Jax_904]

@@kingartem they didn’t know that back then

[@roycehuepers4325]

That was Yakuza vs 20s gangster

[@MCBigFetus]

@@kingarteminstructions unclear wore fet ate chainmail and now im seeing uno reverse.

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Viking great axes (aka Dane axes) are NOT wood axes. They are specialized weapons of war with long edges & they thin cross sections. They handle less like a sledge hammer & closer to a longsword or katana. Yes they still are more balanced towards the head but they are still light and far more maneuverable than a wood axe, splitting axe, maul or sledgehammer.

[@comfusedWorldpassanger3399]

Old texts from the Ottoman Empire describes the Vikings as "men of enormous proportions". The Vang Guard was widely known and always in front of a battle.

[@Jarlemoore1]

Yeah, that's true because they recruited only the biggest most experienced warriors to join the ranks of the guard.

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

Can you cite this?

[@Yuuzhanvon]

Yeah but back then people were smaller. So 5'11 was like being 6'8 back then

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

@@Yuuzhanvon no it wasn't

[@chasecarter8848]

5'11 is still an inch taller than the world wide average to this day. 5'11 and 180 during the relevant time period was absolutely huge.

[@KingBongHogger]

And that's the average. So 6' 3"+ wouldn't be extremely uncommon.

[@googlename3859]

@@KingBongHogger They ate well. I believe the "vikings raided because they didn't have farmland" thing is a myth, the fjords have some of the most fertile soil in the world. They had good hunting and livestock too, on top of what they took in raids. Meanwhile much of the rest of Europe was in and out of periods of famine

[@AbdelFlix]

World average height is 5,7 my guy

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

No it wasn't 😅

[@edo5324]

This is what ive been waiting for since i found your channel. More Deadliest warrior!

[@KingOfAquilonia]

bro back in the day 5'11 is fuckin huge. People have gotten bigger over time.

[@KingOfAquilonia]

also why the hell are they using a longsword for the vikings mid range weapon instead of their spear? lol

[@KingOfAquilonia]

The blade bending is part of the design to give it more tensile strength and less prone to snapping or breaking.

[@KingOfAquilonia]

oh man they had the viking fight like a dumb ass lol. Such a shame.

[@KingOfAquilonia]

The viking should have closed with the shield , then switch to the axe and chopped into that armor. That being said though even in the video they show the samurai getting hit with the spear throw and falling down but then just seems fine instead of being dead lol. Oh well it was still an entertaining watch. (I've just been typing comments as I watch the video hence the multiple posts)

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

Nope it wasn't.

[@Amayi1]

When the katana did not work against certain armored adversaries, the Samurai switched to the naginata, the Japanese version of a halberd or a yari (spear) to penetrate chain links.

[@nickdiaz1814]

the katana was a dueling weapon or for a backup , in a battlefield they would be using polearms as the main melee weapon

[@ajwall1]

This is exactly opposite of what order they would use the weapons. Longer weapons come first, the katana is a backup or dueling weapon

[@roycehuepers4325]

Samurai tried to NEVER use the katana. For one thing, the type shown is an uchigatana, which was more a defensive sword for the edo. Nodachi or tachi were the war swords. As to primary arms, in Sengoku, it was the gun, then spear, then rocks, then katana, then knife.

[@Amayi1]

@@roycehuepers4325 you're correct. However, you are speaking to period specific times for black powder arms. As they didn't always exist.

[@rodry751]

Im not sure the naginata would be the option,you know its a slashing weapon, they would probably go for the yari, whitch is a spear. It would be like this Bow Yari/Naginata Katana Tanto

[@forgotten_islander4530]

So they have a guy that’s 100lbs more than the average samurai to test out their weapons? 😂

[@GothamStatePolice]

I like how this show was oblivious to the existence of the Ono, basically the Japanese equivalent of the Dane axe.

[@dqreps]

I always thought animal face off was even better. You should do that one. It's a fight but between two animals.

[@ragnawreck3968]

YESS

[@anthonykluk2096]

@steven strangle people did you know that the dude that narrates for this was also the narrator in 300

[@forgotten_islander4530]

David Wenham. He also played Dilios in 300, Faramir in LOTR and Friar Carl in van Helsing 😂

[@theechidna2916]

​@@forgotten_islander4530 Decent actor.

[@projektaquarius]

This is not historically correct. Viking was a job not a people. Most Norsemen were traders, explorers, or settlers.

[@jake5773]

Most were also farmers. That line about not being able to farm in Scandinavia is BS.

[@MrMiguella]

Viking literally translates to a raid/ voyage. Tge Norse people who went on a Viking called themselves vikingers.

[@waynedugger7697]

Yeah except for the ones who conquered whole countries lol

[@nathenexplosion8008]

So what your saying is no one really knows the full story on norsmen or Scandinavians real lives just little pieces here and there?

[@nathenexplosion8008]

Im am not trying to be rude sorry if that sound mean its not supposed to.

[@matt_c80]

Deadliest warriors "Asian noise" sound effect is one of my favorite things. There's a fight where it has to play it like 15 times.

[@WarElephantTactical]

XD

[@Hi-NuAetherling]

The average European male during the age of Vikings was 5'7", 145-158 lbs.

[@tha1ne]

u tellin me they werent 6'3 200 lbs? damn pop culture b lying lol

[@MAGA2024TRUMP-y8q]

That's a lie as most skeletal remains examinations of these "vikings" were measured at 5ft5 or under

[@ufarkingicehole]

The reps should have fought. My money is on the viking guy with the ax Btw.. 5"11 and 180 was massive back in the day. Also... They didnt die off, they found Jesus and chilled out

[@Off_Brand_Mex]

😂

[@KingBongHogger]

That's Pedro "Latino Lightning" Uzumaki. He's a legend, Steven. I'm surprised you haven't heard of him!

[@docaff]

This show was always entertaining, but the judges rarely knew what they were talking about. They called the naginata strike the fastest weapon they've ever seen and still give the win to the longsword. When they judged the bow, they didn't even factor in range as the samurai was shooting at nearly twice the distance. They also defended the spear by saying the chainmail deflected the katana. Anyone who knows anything about armor knows that chainmail was designed for cutting weapons and kinda sucked vs arrows which would split between the chain links.

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Essentially none of the experts on deadliest Warriors were actually experts in their fields. That one samurai guy wasn't even a martial artist as I remember he was a dancer. And neither of the Viking experts were experts on Vikings especially the Viking combat expert because realistically we don't know much about how Vikings fought as they didn't write it down nor are there any real surviving lineages.

[@Whosyourdaddy21]

I mean they have an idea because they fought people who did keep records. We just can’t say for certain they told the truth but it’s the best record we have.

[@john_molden]

There is plenty of information about the Norse, both by their own records and by those whom they traded with.

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

@@john_molden yes, generally information, but very little information about their martial techniques. A few descriptions (often vague) but no detailed instructions or instructional manuals.

[@Jarlemoore1]

Especially the guy who strapped the shield onto his arm, umm Norse and Germanic peoples used shields that were held by one hand which they could pivot easily to deflect blows, it was the Greeks who used shields that were held with hand and strapped to the forearm, after the Viking Age the Normans adapted the Kite shield in late 11th century early 12th century which has a two strap system but that shield was mainly used to protect their left side and leg while on horse back.

[@Jarlemoore1]

@@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 Their martial art is called Glima and is a wrestling/weapons-based art much like the Greek Hoplite Pancratia martial art.

[@justingil27]

Let’s go! Love what you’re doing now, but I love that you’re back at your roots!

[@mikec5400]

I doubt a samurai would even use a katana in a scenerio like this. It was a dueling weapon mainly. They would use the naginata and fall back on a shorter blade like the tanto.

[@hemoryx5915]

weren't tantos ceramonial? seems more likely they'd fall back on a wakazashi or smth

[@Barronvoncrash]

Just like most cultures throughout history, the sword was a sidearm, primary weapons were polearms (usually a spear) or projectile weapons like bow & arrow, crossbow, slings, javelin, atlatl ect. And just like the modern iteration of sidearms (pistols) swords were carried daily for self defense. Swords & pistols carried on the battlefield are last resort backup type weapons.

[@YamamotoKazuo]

Acutally a samurai in armor would be using a nodachi a sword that has a 15 inch handle and 35 inch blade.

[@leonrussell9607]

​@@hemoryx5915they were used to commit seppeku but they were also just daggers

[@desperado3236]

I hate to be the 'acshually' guy but nodachis or odachis were very rare. As their primary weapon, a samurai would usually use a yumi (bow), yari (spear) and later on guns. The big weapons you see, nodachi, kanobo, okatana, naginata, were rarely used. They were just too bulky to carry around effectively.

[@empathytrail4758]

Oh please upload more of these this show was GOATED

[@19cream832]

Great video Steven! Best Channel on KZbin. Thanks for keeping it 💯

[@thehashslingingslasher6443]

People actually think vikings were just brutes with no intelligence.... True ignorance.

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

Why didn't the Vikings invade Spain? Most of the Vikings sailed back to Francia (modern-day France), and their defeat by the Andalusian army might have discouraged them from attacking the Iberian Peninsula again.

[@norXmal]

@@robinwolstenholme6377 Not sure what your arguement is here, but; They did, they plundered and almost raised Seville to the grounds with exception of the citadel, but by the accounts of the Muslims that controlled the area at the time, they assembled from Cordoba and attacked them from a hill, while catapulting Greek fire at the ships. Albeit, I'd take those accounts with a grain of salt like most, as the victor or those that record their history when the other isn't are those that decide the perspective of the situation for the future.

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

@@norXmal my point is that even though the vikings were a formidable force. with advanced wepons and armer. they like the british struggle to defeat an enemy with close or equal technology

[@norXmal]

@@robinwolstenholme6377 If I were to speculate I'd say the French and the British was a formidable force with higher technological advancements in many fields, while the Norse also had theirs, which they took advantage of. Could say about equal depending on the situation, terrain and armaments. I'd say the typical tactic of Vikings was closer to what we call guerrilla tactics, using the element of surprise, attacking disorganized groups. As most of them were not warriors/fighters as profession, it was secondary. Their boats allowed them to sail rivers and streams that others couldn't or didn't expect it would be possible. There has been a good amount of large scale battles, but that's also when they've lost the most and had the highest casualties. I suspect it is because most were not fighters as profession, lack of complex formations and cohesiveness. You could use some outliers like William the Conqueror from Normandy, of Viking ancestry, whom ironically helped the British retake their land, but seemed to have understood large scale(somewhat large ca 8k-10k soldiers) mobilization.

[@davidromero2704]

This reminds me of a video almost 5 or 6 years ago where the person was telling you that the best way to get a girl is to be tough and masculine like a spartan and not focus or non man things like singing or dancing. Im all "what the F do you think spartans trained when they weren't combat practicing? The freaking arts!like dance,sing ,painting,sculpting" Needless to say, that was the comment with the most thumbs up and everyone was roasting the youtuber for not knowing what he was talking about. Thats what the people who think of vikings had no intelligence remind me of😂

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Will they hit that hard from an axe, even with a helmet on, a person would be concussed, unconscious or dead from brain damage

[@TG-fp5tr]

I love these videos! It's what brought me to your channel! That and the Bully beat down videos!

[@0326Vet]

Vikings not only was massive then but still are to this day, old Germanic and Slavic people historically was the largest on earth and still to this day that lineage holds up, the top 10 tallest countries is all old germanic/norse and slavic countries both of the viking peoples

[@Jarlemoore1]

Your average Norsemen from Denmark and Norway were 5'7 to 5'8, Swedes were bigger at 5'9 to 5'10.

[@0326Vet]

@@Jarlemoore1 there is conflicting reports on their height the answer isn't as definitive in proof but several sources from all over Europe said vikings was bigger than everyone else and the modern height averages seems to back that when you look at which countries is the tallest even still today

[@RyanG0899]

​@0326Vet Exactly. Indo European remains have been measured up to 6'2, and that was way before the Vikings, so Vikings being just as tall or taller is a huge possibility.

[@factshistory3193]

Look at the height of king porus of pururashtra, India who fought against Alexander the Great.

[@nolaninger3942]

I think it’s dumb that they only tested the spear as a throwing weapon when realistically they would have wanted to keep that to maintain range advantage and use it in conjunction with their shield

[@ethanbaran6158]

Basically every single thing these guys said about both samurai and vikings were completely false. For example; samurai used their longbows as their primary weapons, either on foot or from horseback. If a samurai drew his katan ots because he knew he was very likely going to die and had absolutely nothing left to defend himself with other than katana or hands. Infact, most katana's are literally nothing more than a fashion statement.

[@ethanbaran6158]

Also swords in general are kinna trash in a warfare situation, it's much better to have spears and shields because all you have to do to kill someone with a spear is pile them from like 10 feet away. (Yes they used 10 foot long spears in some battles)

[@donaldchin7205]

Yes, one of the best show out there - never missed a episode.

[@timothyfavorite1875]

Katana were folded because they had low qaulity steel, and it was necessary. They were great swords, but not as great as many people make them out to be.

[@TheMan-je5xq]

I think essentially it’s that the Japanese took inferior metal and made great swords out of them which is great but it’s still inferior metal

[@AndiWest]

Yes, folded steel was a necessity due to poor quality steel. A high carbon steel katana is much better. I have one. It is wicked but they lacked the technology, the knowledge of metalurgy, to make it back then.

[@John_on_the_mountain]

The real greatness of the katana is the smiths making the best they could with the materials they had.

[@RavenMacGowan]

I used to watch this show, and looking back at this episode, none of these people have any idea what they are talking about. I studied Viking combat and Kemjutsu. As another commenter said; bro science at its finest.

[@johnsmith-i1n]

The real test of any man after all is said and predicted is the size & girth of the member.... The VIKING clearly wins that debate.......

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

the shield they used on this show was not accurate at all however; Viking shields were center gripped not strapped to the arm. They were fronted in backed in heavy oxen rawhide the one on the show was just planks of wood barely held together. A kanabo wouldn't break a shiod like that as viking shields were somewhat flexable. The Theign Thrand KZbin channel did some better test years ago about Viking weapons versus samurai weapons and especially focused on how a viking shield would be employed against a katana.

[@efischlive]

Yo this is fire Unc thanks for it.

[@mikiethegreat9457]

Katana was not the main weapon. Maybe a tachi if they were on horseback. The naginata and bow were used far more. For the age, 5'11" was huge. The average japanese height was around 5'.

[@sadetwizelve]

The show really just came down to weapon efficiency

[@seabass819]

Interesting enough, the reason that the ax was used most by vikingr was because they cost less than a sword, and could be mass produced very quickly.

[@thelaundryman9287]

This was inaccurate af. Naginata, Bow or Rifle was used far more in war than the Katana. The Katana was used more for dueling and everyday carry like a pistol today. And I'd imagine they were a little taller. Closer to 5'6 than 5'3.

[@TheMan-je5xq]

Well technically if you watch the end fight the katana was the last weapon he used

[@jeremyjenkins1339]

So I love this show. I always have. I could never find it on youtube or streaming services. Your reactions allow me to watch it again. Thank you

[@lieroushenry3959]

Since you asked no 90% of what they say on deadliest warriors is either they are misinformed about or are plain wrong about

[@reggiecarreiro1038]

Badass Steven!! I used to watch these episodes back in the day. Keep em coming

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Deadliest Warrior came out in 2009 whereas the Vikings TV show came out in 2013. How much would a bet that if deadliest Warrior came out after the Vikings show the samurai would have lost? Deadliest Warrior was entertaining but it wasn't scientific; it was also very much a popularity contest between Warrior archetypes.

[@tikkidaddy]

Agreed. But the movie "300 " came out around this time and the narrator of this show was in the movie and narrated it as well. I wonder if that's not somehow connected, with the Spartan winning the title of Ancient Deadliest Warrior?

[@Synthetic-Rabbit]

The whole "the shield is a manifestation of weakness" is a good example of their corrupted ideology. Not to single any one side out, everyone in this show is a tool lol but shields help you live and they're great to have. Doesn't matter if you think it's a "show of weakness" when it's effective.

[@reynardgrimm2811]

I think it's funny that bro mocks the longsword for bending. Swords need to bend, or they're too brittle and break instead. Both the headshot and neck thrust hit the steel rod in the dummy, without that in there it would have been even more devastating.

[@s.owl9]

Its annoying that they tested the katana (a sword) vs the axe (a polearm) and the armingsword vs the naginata and no the other way around. It should’ve been swords tested on the dummies and polearms tested against armor.

[@desperado3236]

Yeah, the show is kinda all over the place As much as I love it, there are some really questionable decisions. Especially the matchups. And yeah, they called an arming sword, a longsword. A rookie mistake to be sure.

[@dillonsparks115]

​@desperado3236 I'll give them the excuse of it's the first 2 episodes of season 1 they had alot of issues during the early time after season 1 standards became much better imo

[@birwelunaeduardoivan8046]

Love you content

[@christophervelez1561]

The samurai should have used the gun as their special weapon. By the Edo period guns were everywhere in samurai culture.

[@lyonwillems8924]

Funny did you say this because when i was working there was this discussion about samurai against spartans an i asked them. Ok but samurai from what era because some used guns and the discussion was done after that

[@kaylamarie8309]

I loved this show! I think it'll always come down to the two individuals egaged in one on one combat. No two vikings, no two Samarai, pirates, Spartans or U.S. Marines will have the same exact abilities despite having the same weapons and tactics training. Great show! Thanks for the vid Sir 😊

[@Mindless_Ape]

I guarantee dude missed those eye shots with the bow. Those jump cut edits aint foolin me.

[@Formally-known-Prince-Andrew]

I used to watch this stoned off my box 1am,-4am in 2006 then 4am-7am how its made 😂

[@zombiewarrior225]

This show was pure "bro, this guy can beat this other guy" and the "proof" was some basic testing which wasn't even fully accurate or historically correct. The winner between viking and samurai is whoever stabs the other with their spear first cause the spear was the main weapon of both fighters. Not the naginata and battle axe, the katana was barely ever used and only the wealthy viking warriors would carry a sword

[@lorddraxxus]

No Pedro no the ojos! Yooo that was funny asf!! Your commentary made this show better. I did anticipate the samurai to win when I first saw the show and that was before I trained in Iaido! Lol

[@BasedWolFkelley]

They literally only showed you what they wanted with Vikings long sword and lied when he said the last chop was the first.

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

Trye but the whole show was about entertainment and sensationalism. They didn't do very scientific testing, they cherry-pick results & the winning Warrior was really more popularity contest than anything.

[@yagsipcc287]

I loved this show at the time it was just so much fun and often silly.

[@josephvega3763]

According to a westpoint decorated wartime vet, snl alumni, historian, and comedian Shane Gillis, vikings were average to small

[@nr1NPC]

People all over the world were shorter back then.

[@ashtraydekay6624]

Amazing!!!! Hope you do more!

[@austinpendley1052]

Love rewatching these old shows with you! Betting the samurai win.

[@Taborius1]

"Combination between a garbage pail and a hubcap" I'm crying.🤣

[@kara-sanmart208]

Oh you GOTTA do more of these Steve PLZ

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

The spears that the Vikings were throwing weren't throwing spears (aka javelins) they were winged spears which are a type of mele weapon. Can you throw a winged spear absolutely and they showed they could at short distances. But a javelin can be thrown much further as it is lighter, shorter & with a smaller head will penetrate more easily with less force.

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

“We’ve seen a lot of guys come in here, with a lot of bows…” Says the guy on the second episode of the entire series.

[@jasonmiller9495]

The Samurai would get smashed one on one against a real Viking

[@loveroftruth8148]

I can't help but laugh when he keeps calling him dane cook look alike 😂

[@donaldseigel4101]

The problem with this was that it pitted 11th century Viking Armor and weapons against 14th century Samurai. The Normans would have been the Samurai equivalent in the 14th century and beat all in a one on one match.

[@BMO_Creative]

Oh, and the main weapons of the Samurai was a Tanegashima... a rifle. Yeah, they had guns... next would be the war bow , a Yumi.

[@teeprice7499]

You're funny.

[@BMO_Creative]

😅

[@teeprice7499]

You're assuming the samurai came from that time period when an ashigaru would be issued a tenpo

[@BMO_Creative]

LOL they didn't specify... they only supposedly selected the best and most dangerous weapons of each warrior... So why not select the hand canon... lol...

[@teeprice7499]

@@BMO_Creative Because the single shot firearms of the time were inaccurate unreliable short ranged and used by ashigaru not samurai

[@blakeschwab7518]

had a lot of fun with this, thanks for posting. the Vikings were actually the tallest people on earth at the time most likely, northern European people are still the tallest on earth by average. he's only 5 11" because people were shorter back then, the average Japanese man is way above 5 3" now days as well.

[@theamericanviking1835]

It's like they didn't know that Vikings hunted and used bows their entire lives, smdh. not a fan of how they portray the Vikings to be big, dumb, people. they were literally the most tactical warriors on earth, that's why they were so successful, and no one "defeated" the Vikings. once you fought, conquered, and got what you wanted (farmland, trade routes, and such) there's no reason to keep fighting and waring because they only did that out of necessity. if you wanna see historically accurate Vikings go watch the movie, The Northmen. Vikings focused on group combat and fighting as a team, not this 1v1 shit. they had archers, spearmen, and warriors with swords/axes and shields. they wouldn't have hidden behind their shield, they would have used it to block while counter attacking. gods I can't stand shit when they aren't accurate to the history of things. im sure Metatron would have a hay day with this episode of the show lol.

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

The suppsed viking "expert"had horrible edge alignment with the sverð (sword) with his first cut on the gel torso. Still a decent cut but would have been much better if he had proper edge alignment.

[@Jax_904]

Peak nerd s***

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

The end battles on deadliest Warrior have some of the dumbest s $hit in them ever! Like in the Ninja episode where the ninja is running on a trail and does a Ford flip over a log in the way rather than just hopping over it 😂 This episode they make the Viking act like an idiot just running out in the open with two Spears after somebody just shot at him with a bow, and later this samurai falls off a bridge onto his back and isn't hurt I'm sorry even an armored you'd be hurt.

[@damiankellman3921]

I stopped watching this show because the USA always win

[@dqreps]

That's because the best man always wins.

[@senLuno]

That's stupid it's fiction you care too much about "possible" historical events they barely even know what weapons exist and how they really use them

[@senLuno]

Also it's U.S. sourced TV idk why you'd care

[@nunosantos00]

What?

[@TonyMontanaXx]

Hell yea how it should be

[@ReturningGlory]

This is the kind of content i subbed for. A silly reaction to childhood spike tv shows with a touch of highly skilled experience.

[@86lanzo]

This show is amazing..I remember watching it back in the day..love the Spartans

[@benchase5797]

The thing that really made the Vikings scary was how crazed they can act. Getting lit up on mushrooms and raiding is just wild

[@chasecarter8848]

More deadliest warrior please.

[@josephgamble8193]

I agree.

[@pelsdot]

Norwegian here, and that viking "big white guy here" edit was funny as fuck😂

[@jaisonsanchez8715]

these "experts" were awesome, there's a lot of sarcasm there

[@joserenderos6242]

The fact you kept on calling him Dane cook 😂😂

[@williamcolon5393]

They need this show back

[@JasonGalarza-vx4xc]

If I remember correctly, they did an episode where two warriors won, go against each other, which is the Spartan vs the Samurai

[@dane1056]

"The Samurai was 130 and 5ft3. So for any test to measure the power of weapons weve brought in this 220lb japanese gym bro" 😂😂😂 what the heck.

[@tofphuu5781]

man i use to be addicted to this show as a kid. it like served every kids imagination of answering the "what if's" if you were a fantasy kid. i didnt even care the show was hella bias 🤣 it was just so cool that i could see two concepts of a warrior fight haha

[@thebinger99]

i remember years ago I got to check out a spanish ship from the 1400s and all the door ways were super tiny, like 5'5. The guy leading the tour told me that that was the average height at the time

[@DGB120]

Damn I forgot how fun this show was. Thanks Steve

[@gunslngrxero]

More Deadliest Warrior?!?! Steve, Steve my man, the man with the plan! This my ish!

[@JimmyJamZ12321]

When the Vikings were leading their attacks on England, England opted to bring in Barbarians to 'take care' of the problem. The Germanic tribes Anglo and Saxons were the answer. This is where Saxon England got its name.. the more ya know. Side note: The Vikings were also a Germaic tribe. Modern-day Scandinavia, back then, was part of Germania.

[@jerryattheolympics1428]

Great vid Steven

[@valmarnecroa6021]

No this is basically all wrong. From the sizes and weights of the averages of people, to the classes of soldiers. Still love deadliest warrior

[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

Hell yeah! Been a minute since one of these types of videos. Keep 'em coming. 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@straighttalkwithkyle7947]

5'11" and 180 pounds was huge for the era. We didn't start to see people as big as we do now until modern day nutrition and the calorie intake of the 20th century. One exception were people that still lived in smaller hunter gatherer communities with ample access to food. Cultivating crops led to being able to produce enough calories to have larger civilizations, but our nutrition suffered because we didn't have the diverse sources of nutrients.

[@danielquintana1353]

These duels do not make sense, military units were varied and with specific tasks and different roles in tactics, whether archers, horsemen, navigators, spearmen, etc., therefore this is incomplete

[@joshuadruin1237]

Hey Stephen, love the show, I’m not much of a fighter or get into fight stuff, but I came across you a couple years ago and enjoy your channel. So there are a few things about Deadliest warrior (especially this episode). So they test the katana against the axe. But they also have a Viking sort. Now, yes, it was more common for the average Viking to have an ax over a sword, your testing apples, and oranges. This is even with the winning. Also, you mentioned the flex in the Viking sword test, flexible swords are great swords. you want them to have that flex and spring back. Katanas were folded because a lot of Japanese steel was not high-grade. Another thing I found strange was the fact that they didn’t test the spear against the Nagata to me. That makes zero sense to put it against the bow. Vikings used bow and arrow. I will definitely argue that the Japanese would still win bow versus bow. A lot of the weapon classifications are strange. The ax should be against the Kanabo The shield was also extremely under represented. I know the shows were fun, I just feel like this one, especially was just really off.

[@stpbasss3773]

I can't believe this was 2009, feels like it was five years ago 😂.

[@ItsAme7143]

5'11 back then is like 6'4 today🤣