I think you gotta consider that a knight has likely never seen a lion or a beast of such proportions before. If you put the knight into a moderate-sized arena with a large cat, I’m willing to bet the bravery of the knight fails him and he is mauled to death by the lion.
Yeah, but like, seeing a 2-inch by 2-inch medieval depiction of what a lion is and actually seeing a 420lb roaring beast are two different things. They didn’t have TV or Internet, so like, most people on the planet would never be within 100 miles of a lion in their whole lives.
But they know they exist and they are probably familiar with wolfs and bears, so it’s not like they would be totally awestruck and not know what to do or expect.
Winner: Lion (in round 1)
I think you gotta consider that a knight has likely never seen a lion or a beast of such proportions before. If you put the knight into a moderate-sized arena with a large cat, I’m willing to bet the bravery of the knight fails him and he is mauled to death by the lion.
It all comes down to the mental game.
You do realize that like 90% of knights had a lion on their crests and coat of arms?
Yeah, but like, seeing a 2-inch by 2-inch medieval depiction of what a lion is and actually seeing a 420lb roaring beast are two different things. They didn’t have TV or Internet, so like, most people on the planet would never be within 100 miles of a lion in their whole lives.
Nam sayin’?
But they know they exist and they are probably familiar with wolfs and bears, so it’s not like they would be totally awestruck and not know what to do or expect.
Wait, there will be rounds in a fight to the death? Does this imply the use of some cleric or shaman?
I hadn’t considered the dark arts… lions can’t do magic, so that’s obviously an advantage for the knight.