Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26272311-20150414195841

Okay, I don't really know much about GoT but if the armies in it are like actual medieval armies, only the rich nobles would actually have real armor and horses. Everyone else would have like a padded shirt or something equally useless, poorly manufactured weapons, maybe have a donkey or something as a pack animal, and learn how to fight by doing. On the other hand, every soldier in LOTR has a coat of mail, quality weapons, good training, and have entire armies made up of cavalry. Medieval armies used just about no tactics, just charging and hoping the enemy ran first. LOTR armies used impeccable tactics. Medieval armies, even big ones, rarely exceeded 1,500 men, where as the host of Rohan alone contained 6,000 men. (and one woman) What I am saying is that if GoT armies were like medieval armies, they'd get creamed. 