Sparta 8/10. Repost are allowed. ONE ON ONE (Circular Arena a la Colosseum). Sparta itself had 20 ships, 100 man crews, largely based on the Athenian ships. Vikings have a huge technological advantage with steel swords and mail armor. All were pretty well trained, and the use of axes is certain to make problems for the spartans. 10,000 Vikings VS 10,000 samurai. Samurai have katana and naginata. Michigan State Spartans NCAA BK; News; Prep Zone; Follow Us. Going 'Viking' was just straight up raiding. Yes, most Spartans had a cape. I think this will play out the same way as Round3, but in reverse. Choose from our Spartans vs vikings games. That said, not every viking is going to have armor, and cutting spartan bronze armor with steel swords means first getting past Spartan spears, shields, and swords. teefurtree. Interesting. The Spartan armour, although more than 2,000 years older than the Samurai's was heavier and thicker. First of all, Vikings all had horses (when raiding). Assuming equal numbers, it'd be really even. I know that Vikings is till going on (Season 6 is the last one) and Spartacus stopped after three seasons a couple of years ago. 5 Triemres(sp?I only know how to say it) can have up to 500-600 warriors. Alfred did this with his system of walled towns and fended off the worst of Viking invasions. Round 2: Vikings I know could ravage towns, and were capable warriors. They fought naval battles against each other. Once the Viking feels rested and that his opponent has bled enough, he moves in to press his perceived advantage, axe & sword in hand. The difference in siege warfare ability is just too great. Now, they're fighting against an equal amount of Spartans on a trireme, which were huge compared to Viking longboats, designed for ramming and the subsequent boarding action. If prepared the spartans will win. Round 3: If caught off guard, the vikings will win. They seldom invested heavily in archers or cavalry - to their detriment in later encounters against other Greeks sporting combined arms. Vikings had better weapons and armor but Spartans fought better together as one so one on one Vikings but 400 vs 400 Spartans. It will either end with the Vikings fleeing after their shield wall breaks, or they stay because Valhalla is assured, they really want to win, or their leader is forceful in his rallying. The average ancient greek was 162 cm tall vs 172 cm tall vikings (which yes, counts a technological advantage since its related to early diet). Round 1: Vikings were sea-raiders, as experienced in combat between ships in the role of pirates, as they were in their quick strikes on shoreline villages. Better discipline means a lot. Round 4: It would just comedown to who could hold out longer with supplies. Spartans are ready and able to fight. The samurai where lower nobles with an absurd moral code, Spartans where war fanatics, Knights just soldiers fighting for wathever their lords wanted. From there they routinely raided and pillaged the land until the Danelaw collapsed around 928 AD. Round 1: I don't know of any direct naval warfare that vikings conducted. Roud 2: Probably go to the Spartans because of training and tactics, the vikings as far as I know were not known as an organized fighting force, but more for raids. The problem with Vikings is that they were pretty terrible at sieges, and the Spartans could easily hole up in major fortified towns, leaving the Vikings without a home base. Viking shields were little more than boards soften shields were thick oak covered in metal. 26.63kb. If you love to imagine the planet-exploding battles of the fictional gods who will never be, taking pointless knowledge gathered from a life spent reading and gaming and swinging it like a gladiator's sword in discussions on reddit... then welcome home, my friend. Spartan armor? The Spartan moves forward, shield up, spear in position, and marching forward at a measured pace. Your comment was removed for being less than 6 words; breaking Comment Rule 1: Comments that are a few words and contribute no actual discussion ('lol' or '___ stomps'). Still, I see Vikings taking it. As for training and tactics: There's a reason that the Varangian Guard were the most feared unit in the byzantine empire. The sword was usually made of bronze, sometimes iron, but mostly bronze. Curacao Nets vs Curacao Vikings: Rule 3. So if it was a naval battle with boarding, I'd give it to the Vikings just because that was their thing. The advantage in technology is way too great. Yes, Vikings were by and large raiders but they absolutely had battle tactics. Vikings on account of less hypocrisy about being someone else's dog. Vikings have fought in few Naval battles but likely not as many as the Spartans or as effectively. In the end, though, the Vikings would run rampant in the countryside and do a lot of damage, but would have to run back to their ships and home. Edit: After a bit more research, I'm a lot less convinced on number 1. This is the equivalent of sieging a fort - the Viking's greatest weakness. This was the general size of a war party. axes are going to demolish it. The phalanx formation was prone to drifting to the left (hand that held the shield) in an open field since the soldiers would try to get as much shield protection as possible. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the whowouldwin community. Spartans would likely do very well but this can go down to a Viking victory. Depending on the specific point of the brief time period, it was the most skilled warriors going out to do it. They lived in lodges and spread villages with little fortification. The big difference is that Sparta was a small nation. They are also very experienced in Naval Warfare but in defense. Training was an 'on the job' affair, so basically the good ones learned which techniques worked by actually going out and fighting people. If a Spartan lost their spear, they would draw their secondary weapon, their sword. Spartans 8/10. Positive. Cavalry becomes less effective if distracted and when the battlefield becomes a sea of friend and foe. background: Now the thing with Spartans is obviously them being raised from birth to be physically fit, every male Spartan citizen is raised into a warrior caste and they had many educational centers to instill a strong understanding of the Phalanx formation and its importance to their citizens, while you can argue that Vikings also had a difficult primitive lifestyle of hunter-gathering, I don't think they had educational facilities dedicated to teaching their tribes people fundamentals of close combat battle. The Viking darts in and out to tire his opponent, using his superior reach and blade length to damage, and allowing his superior armor to protect him from any blows the Spartan lands. They even had better material for their weapons and armor in a lot of cases. Vikings are just raiders. Vikings would win over the seas because, while the Spartans may have been aggressive on foot, their navy was useless. I say this still goes to the Vikings due to better knowledge of siegeworks than their Bronze age opponents. There's a reason bronze stopped being used to make weapons and armor when iron and later steel became easily available. The Viking rips the axe out and takes the the Spartan's legs out from under him and finally drops his shield. Date/Time/Field Score Home Team Visiting Team Score; Saturday, Apr 24, 2021: 09:00 AM-10:05 AM - City Central Park Soccer Field 1B: Vikings: vs: Raiders: 10:15 AM-11:20 AM - … The Spartan makes no sound besides a small grunt and the Viking moves back to catch his breath. As sports-betting continues to be more and more of a mainstream aspect of sports in the United States, we here … This is a classic example of two combat forces that would be out of their elements. The spartans, while well trained, are using obsolete tactics and armor and weapons. Depends on the Vikings. They've often caught English and Frank castles and towns by complete surprise and with much smaller forces, typically under 200. Round 2: Vikings were excellent fighters, much like Spartans. Round 4: I'm not trying to be snarky but I'm not sure the point of this question. 21/02/15 - Vikings vs S&G Spartans . Fortuna Brothers vs Curacao Vikings: February 22, 2018 57 - 39. A Viking boy would be considered an adult at age 12 and could choose what path he wished to take such as a priest, farmer, and of course a warrior. Vikings were also more proficient in ranged weapons, like bows and spears, but they had nothing aboard their longboats to defend against ballista and catapults, or skirmishers lobbing naptha at them. Eventually the Viking is able to feign a step, parry the counter-strike, and catch the Spartan on the back of his right calf with his sword. It … Regardless of their leader, and even onto the end of the Spartan period of dominance, their armies arrayed themselves in varying versions of the hoplite square, with some skirmishers. Also in ancient battles size is of huge importance, and the Vikings probably would have been the biggest. The Spartans, likewise weren't known for their marine endeavors. He is also armored in a gambeson & chain mail mix with the requisite helmet. That's going to be very difficult to fight with Bronze technology. Released Aug 13th, 2019. The Spartan draws his sword and moves to keep the Viking in front of him, but the Viking circles him. Round 1: Spartans are known as having the most excellent Land forces in Greece and they proved it many times. Viking wins 7/10. They were spear and shield guys, swords as backup. Willemstad Warriors vs Curacao Vikings: March 3, 2018 70 - 72. Also Spartans did nothing but fight, that alone must give them a huge edge in any battle. Round 1: not sure to be honest, I never was interested in the naval combat history of either combatants, but if Vikings can go raiding across Europe with long boats, then they did something right, Round 2: if it's on flat ground then I'd say Spartans win because the Phalanx was designed to counter human wave assaults that neighboring barbaric tribes loved using, Sparta's landscape is very rugged and I doubt they always utilized the Phalanx formation, even in that case I'd say the Spartans would come out on top considering they'd have a strong fitness level. During the era of Spartans, it was usual for Spartan mothers to abandon their children if they were not above a certain weight. In terms of training, it was up to the father, sometimes mother, to train the boys and/or girls how to fight properly from an early age. Vikings though are little more than the pirates of their day, and a society of people who eat sleep and breathe war are going to destroy a group of pillaging bandits. Vikings 9/10. All games are listed in this genres and similar subgenres that are related to the category of Spartans vs vikings games. 10/04/15 - Basingstoke Raptors vs Vikings . Phalanx battles would go like this (45:54-46:14), a large shield made of wood, rimmed with iron/low level steel, with a metal boss in the middle. Round 2: A land battle is actually where you'd expect the Spartans to stomp the unorganized barbarians, but you'd be in for a surprise. Vikings 6/10. sure they raided but Vikings were more traders and explorers. They had slaves, and other lower class warriors, that made up the rest of their forces. If you love to imagine the planet-exploding battles of the fictional gods who will never be, taking pointless knowledge gathered from a life spent reading and gaming and swinging it like a gladiator's sword in discussions on reddit... then welcome home, my friend. The Viking uses his reach to keep the Spartan at bay, until the Spartan makes a mistake in the cloud of adrenaline and blood loss and feels the bite of his opponents axe in the same spot on his calf. Definitely if they fought each other, Samurai would emerge victorious. He stubbornly refuses to drop it while the Viking, who is getting a little tired as well, begins to press his advantage. They would also wear an iron helmet with a spectacle guard, and usually carried a large shield made of wood, rimmed with iron/low level steel, with a metal boss in the middle that was commonly 30-35 inches in diameter, but only about half an inch thick. Spartan warrior culture existed for quite a long time, since at least 668 BC possibly a bit earlier, A young Spartan male would be in the care of his mother (who still drilled him alongside his sister or other children) until the age of 7. Vikings have long axes and long swords. they were born to be soldiers while Vikings where not an fighting exclusive job unlike what Hollywood made them out to be. Vikings weren't "castle" people. Called a Xiphos (reconstruction) (museum pieces) Spartans typically used a short version, as short as 12 inches usually a few inches longer, since they usually fought in close quarters. 1. what would you get if you combined the strategy of RISK™ and the action of a CLASSIC HACK 'EM UP? We see few references to Spartan archers, cavalry, navies for a reason - they believed in hoplite combat. Box score, stats, odds, highlights, play-by-play, social & more. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. They fought land battles against each other. Vikings have better technology, arms, armor, and ships. The phalanx would break, the Spartans would fight well and exact their toll before losing. The Vikings have the benefit of nearly 1,000 years of weapons development from the Bronze age Spartans, with stronger weapons, armor and shields, and unlike the Spartans, the Vikings believed in the principle of combined arms. The bronze plate would be superior to chainmail as well. The Vikings would have many more longboats to each trireme, probably five to seven to each. When it came to combat Vikings would typically form up into their own shield wall and smash against an opponent or brace as needed. Vikings can shoot at the Spartans since Spartans don't believe in long range warfare, but that won't work out too well in the end. As for a Navy... well...they primarily relied on Corinth, a nearby city for Naval support. because of all the fjords, there was more naval action than you would expect. Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Let's assume Vikings have chain mail hauberks on or someut. They all had some "honor" to justify their violence but in the end where political weapons. I also highly doubt this is going to include longboats and siege weapons. Triremes got an advantage due to rams, though, but any boarding, which would be the to-go tactic of the vikings, would go pretty similarily to land warfare. " The Spartans will win. Vikings are just raiders. Your typical Viking was very tall for his time (5 ft 8 was considered short, and skeletons of 6 ft are not uncommon), and a soldier was typically very fit. Basically northman pirates. Share this article 732 shares share tweet text email link Andrew Brewster. The viking has a strength, technology, and, I admit this one could be argued, but the indoctrination of the norse beliefs i think would give the viking a huge psychological advantage. The Spartan is armed & armored as previously described. Uploaded by MILITARY HISTORY 2015. Some raids would have as many as 5 Vessels contributing to a raiding party of over 200. 07/02/15 - Vikings 20 - Solent Wildcards 4 . The Spartans are going to want to repel the viking raiding parties, and a home field advantage, along with knowledge of the rocky terrain is going to make it much too difficult for scattered vikings to make a successful raid on Sparta. Now that being said, if you equalize the technology somehow, then Spartans win in an open field battle because fighting in an open field with pike and shield formation is what they were good at. Viking is armed with a shield, a sword, and an axe. But in a one vs one fight, I give it to the Viking regardless of technology. I am so tired of this misconception that somehow technology instantaneously allows one force to always win over another. 4 years ago. Vikings Vs Brothers: March 10, 2018 71 - 55. Vikings often looted weapons and equipment from their fallen foes giving them a slightly better edge in battle after they lose some of their own gear which weren't exactly that good, despite the ore. Vikings were raiders, their battle tactics and technology were based around that. Vikings were one class among Nordic societies, which themselves were not that unified in the Viking age. Round 4: I'm no expert, but didn't the vikings do long houses and stuff like that, not stone castles? The phalanx could not flank or surround its opponents, it wasn't designed for that. The Military History of Ancient Sparta and the Vikings. Now, Vikings were very disciplined warriors, unlike what we often expect. The Vikings are a bit less organized and tactical. Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; More. Weaponry and Tactics: It's hard to pinpoint what your typical Viking raid crew would have, they often traded and had a crap ton of varied weaponry and armor, so I'm guessing chain mail and historically well crafted swords, maybe a shield, I don't know if Vikings even had a clear grasp of tactics, they didn't need to have one considering they raided weak settlements by way of overwhelming charge, there wasn't much to stop them most of the time. When they made forts they were decent, but small and wooden. What if the Spartans embraced the Viking religion?? The Spartans were better warriors to a man, but the Vikings' style of fighting is a perfect counter to the Greeks. Round 3: Vikings, provided they got off surprise. By the 7-800s, that kind of combat was outdated and no longer used for a reason. This leads to their greatest advantage over the Spartans. Vikings were one class among Nordic societies, which themselves were not that unified in the Viking age. Overall, I'd give it to the Viking just because of guerrilla tactics and aggressive use of the shield wall. Without surprise, Sparta. December 13, 2020 1:29 pm. Round 4: Vikings. They even had formations dedicated to busting open the kind of formations Spartans liked to use called Svinfylking. When Spartans fought, they avoided one on one fighting like the plague. Technology weighs heavy here, as the Greeks are sporting weaker weapons and shields. Never a true army. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the whowouldwin community. The Spartan eventually gets tired and the shield begins to feel like dead weight. Youre gonna need a pretty strong thrust to get through that. If it wasn't the most skilled, then it'd be the richest guy and all the men and boats he can afford. Since Spartan ships are larger, heavier and made for ramming and skirmishing forces to board enemy ships, the Spartans win this round. From there he would be removed from his mother's care and begin the Agoge, or rearing. So I'm going to assume armies of militant vikings with knowledge of viking tactics. Its steel weapons vs mostly bronze. So let's assume this battle takes place on an open field in the plains of the Southern Peloponnese. There was never a nation of vikings. War, war never changes. Though, a Viking age castle would not be very large. The average Viking war party was fully mounted. Which is what the vikings want. When they captured cities - as in York in Northumbria, they did so with overwhelming numbers, and a lot of trickery, then defended behind the already built walls. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The vikings have this. Round 3: As above. Follow 1201. Battle is in a 50 mile snow covered field. :-D. Round 2: This would be really close. Even in Sparta the actual Spartiates, the actual legal land owning men of Sparta, were a minority in their own army. If you'd like to elaborate on your original comment to improve it, reply to this comment and I will determine if the new comment is acceptable. And this is a pretty cool idea. This is a though one, I liked both series. The high walls of the trireme combined with the skill of shield and sword behind them and the advantage of greater ranged weapons gives this one to the Spartans pretty handily. … It was made of wood covered in a sheet of bronze, though most were simply made of wood that sadly rotted away over the centuries. Nothing to stand the test of time, nor a focused siege. The Spartan jabs forward with his spear, but gets it stuck in the Vikings shield. Spartans were described by Xenophon and others as being noticeably taller than the other Greeks, which were estimated to be around 5'3 on average, and physically fit. Round 3: Vikings would need to take the Spartans by complete surprise. Not to mention Spartans are much better at organizing themselves. Spartans were literally taught to steal, in order to eat. WATCH: Spartans Kirk Cousins, William Gholston share fist bump during Vikings vs. Bucs. And during their days in war, Spartans wore red battle armor so that people would not notice if they were bleeding. They would then win because while the phalanx seems formidable, in an open field it gets outflanked by the Vikings once contact is established. To learn more about the specific parameters of this automated bot, please read this post. Round 4: By sea? Forum Posts. Axes and shield is going to screw over any shieldwall the spatans put together. Vikings are likely a good bit taller and stronger. A Viking invasion was a horrible sight, and by the time you had mounted your horse, they were upon you ripping you off the saddle. The Viking Shield Wall vs the Spartan Phalanx (take 2) Vikings armed with their shields, spears, javelins, bows and either a battle axe or sword. triremes have rams, which would be a great advantage in any engagements. The thing that really distinguishes the Hoplite is their 2 ft 11 diameter, 16 pound, 1.5 inch thick, shield. Called an Aspis or Hoplon, this thing is massive. I retract my answer and put an "I Don't Know" in it's place. On ground with cavalry, I'd give it to the Spartans but the vikings are going to close the distance quickly and force a melee. They woudn't even fight in an open field in the first place. And it usually amounted to them getting into sword and axe range. You are indeed where you belong. Vikings made their weapons out of quality iron and steel of varying quality (including crucible steel and pattern welded steel). Typical Spartan gear that can be assured is a spear and an aegis. Vikings did perform "naval warfare", actually. They formed massive shield walls, and were experienced in fighting within and against them. Round 3: I think the Vikings can win it. Escape from the every day life routine and come into the online game paradise! This system continued throughout the Spartan Hegemony of Greece. Published by p.zdunek (mod ID: 33130) Description. Until you hit gunpowder, there has never been an example of technology allowing a singular force to simply crash like waves into another and annihilate them. 300 Vikings surprising 300 Spartans will definitely have an edge in the battle, along with better armor and a slight size advantage. Vikings are not known for Naval warefare but more for Marine warfare, sea to land attacks, and Viking vessels were much smaller, having a typical crew of around 32 to 38. Spartans armed with their shields, spears, javelins, the kopis and the xiphos. Press J to jump to the feed. Historically, they often did. 03/05/15 - Vikings vs Guildford Smoke . All the same, in just a flat field, Spartans strike me as more organized and better trained. Going to have to go with Spartans for all of the rounds except those revolving around the navy. When he turned 20 he became a full-fledged soldier and lived in the barracks with his unit, even if he got married. The Spartans would be an entire city state of warriors, against what the vikings could field which would be a few longboats full of raiders. Typical Spartan warfare was done in the Phalanx formation many ranks deep, with shields locked tight (Start at 1:19), and pushing against the opponents formation. Their shield walls, for example, posed threats to the French, and Anglo-Saxons etc whose battle tactics were taken from the Roman Empire. So, while the Vikings were definitely not as well trained as Spartans, they are certainly not slouches. I can't give any of the Spartan kings that much credit, but frankly, no force of 300 Spartans could catch a mounted force of 300 Vikings if they didn't want to be found. We see few references to Spartan archers, cavalry, navies for a reason - they believed in hoplite combat. Overall the Spartan. Ranked 156,414 of 616,141 with 98 (0 today) downloads. Athens actually won many of their battles against Sparta, because the Spartan's navy was useless. In comparison, Spartans fought in larger scale battles as a united and organized force. The big difference is that Sparta was a small nation. I'm going to use a Spartan from the Spartan Hegemony (404-371 BC) and a Viking from the Great Heathen Army & Danelaw (865- 896 AD). And the vikings will force the break. The Vikings have the benefit of nearly 1,000 years of weapons development from the Bronze age Spartans, with stronger weapons, armor and shields, and unlike the Spartans, the Vikings believed in the principle of combined arms. If it was 300 Spartans vs 300 Vikings both in formation fighting each other head on I say the Spartans would win because of there training and weapons. Knights vs Vikings vs Samurai vs Spartans Thread starter Galo de Lion; Start date Jan 3, ... Fuck most people know Vikings and their mythology from Marvel movies than they do the original stories so spare me this "hur dur most people know about Knights from King Arthur" and shit because the Viking age is every bit as romanticized as the rest. Viking Steel would definitely help, but it'd be unlikely to fully protect from a bristling spear wall or fully penetrate a bronze shield, steel does not automatically cut through metal. They were also clever, using tactics that would have made Sun Tzu proud, retreating and reforming, feinting and using terrain. 01/03/15 - Vikings vs Basingstoke Raptors . From there the Viking finishes him off with a sword thrust into the Spartan's exposed throat. if we are talking wooden long houses and villages. My thought is that this is one of the few instances where technology isn't what makes the difference, but that's based on goals. In comparison. Vikings weren't just dumb brutes that didn't utilize strategy and tactics. They were typically armed with a long spear called a dory or doru that was about 2-3 meters (6 ft 7 to 9 ft 10 in freedom units) and looked pretty much like this. Also; armor. The characters, storyline, action were both great on these two shows. the VIKINGS have gone BACK in TIME and are INVADING SPARTA! while the vikings have better ships, remember that whatthey are better at is sailing in rough seas. In battle your typical Viking was armored up with chain mail, gambeson, lamellar or mixed and matched. Body armor and helmets would have to vary on timeline, but the commander of a Phalanx unit was armored with a helmet and cuirass. That said, with equalized tech I would agree Spartans would win because they were trained from birth to be warriors, whereas Vikings were farmers who would go raiding seasonally. Vikings would have generally better steel than the Spartans (which would still have lower-grade steel swords and spear heads) Viking swords are longer Spartan shields will have bronze on the outside, while Vikings have iron/steel rims Most Vikings would not have long, … Come join our discussions, post your own battles and kick some ass! Who do you think were more stronger warriors, and who'd win in an open field battle if they had ever fought? grab WEAPONS, unleash SKILLS, and FIGHT to the DEATH in this STRATEGY/ACTION COMBO! All of scandinavia was technically viking by this vague term. So I would go with Vikings for sea and Spartans for all land battles. They briefly had a navy to combat both Persians and Athenians. That said, Vikings would probably take it on rougher terrain where phalanxes are worthless. 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