MightyEInherjar
Two Ravens Above Us
Originally posted by braz
I think Beowulf could take out the 300. He'd jump and dive right in the middle of the phalanx which is facing in one direction, and cut em down there. But if they fight man to man, Beowulf would still whoop ass. He'd be cutting the Spartan shields and weapons to bits with his strength all while doing the same to them. And hes quite durable too, so he could last a good while against them.
So, say he jumps into the phalanx...he's facing at least 20 spears in the jump alone. Say 3 hit, which they would, and puncture his skin. That's already damage on him before he gets to swing his sword. Once he lands he's facing an immediate threat of at least:
- 5 Spartans, sword and shield
- 20 Spartans, all with spears trained on his lightly armored skin
Say he kills all those people, and only 3 guys hit again. That's still 6 punctures/slashes on Beowulf, while the 300 has yet to lose even 10% of their men.
I'd dare say its' ridiculous to think Beowulf (written) could hope to take on a group of 300 well armed spear/swordsman of any type and still come out alive.