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.
IDK man. Knights know what a bear is, lions aren’t that much scarier than bears and bears are larger. And AFAIK, knights should be trained to stand their ground if fleeing is not an option, which it clearly isn’t, because large animals are always faster than humans on foot and anyone who ever hunted from horseback (which was very common for knights) would know that.
In contrast, has the lion ever had experience with being hit by a sword, spear etc.? I know boars will often just keep attacking, but is that true for big cats, too, or will they decide that the fight isn’t worth it and try to fuck off?
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.
IDK man. Knights know what a bear is, lions aren’t that much scarier than bears and bears are larger. And AFAIK, knights should be trained to stand their ground if fleeing is not an option, which it clearly isn’t, because large animals are always faster than humans on foot and anyone who ever hunted from horseback (which was very common for knights) would know that.
In contrast, has the lion ever had experience with being hit by a sword, spear etc.? I know boars will often just keep attacking, but is that true for big cats, too, or will they decide that the fight isn’t worth it and try to fuck off?
You do realize that like 90% of knights had a lion on their crests and coat of arms?