The most terrible and skilled warriors in the history of mankind, which terrified the enemy. With these warriors, even the most courageous men preferred not to meet on the battlefield.
Mamluks.
Military medieval period of Egypt. Basically, this was a military caste of male slaves, for which they get their name "belonging". Boys were Turkic and Caucasian origin.
The first and mandatory procedure was the treatment of the military in the Islamic faith. And after that, the young man went into closed-boarding camp, where he studied military science and Arabic. Also, the Mamluks from childhood were the psychological preparation for readiness to sacrifice themselves. (The consequences of this, we can observe even now, among the terrorists considered honorable to sacrifice himself - for the sake of dubious purposes).
The Mamluks were sophisticated warriors, they had a fight perfectly, fencing, archery, etc. They rarely were on foot, in general, these compounds were horse - cavalry, which was able to maneuver well and well used all sorts of tricks and stratagems.
In 1250 the Mamluks even managed to seize power in Egypt, then followed a series of successful battles and defeats. In 1811 there was the insidious destruction of "militant caste of slaves." Egyptian Pasha Muhammad Ali cunningly lured to the gala dinner 600 Mamelukes, and dealt with them in the same moment, the Mamluks began to exterminate all over Egypt. Total killed about four thousand Mamelukes, only some managed to escape in the Sudan.
Ninja.
Translated from Japanese means "fugitive".
According to Japanese legend, the ninja - this is a universal warrior medieval Japan that can do everything. From early childhood, the ninja were trained for dealing with any object, just as with the weapon that a ninja should be able to, how to defend and to attack.
Ninja is able to appear and disappear suddenly, rock climbing, a long time under water, breathing through a straw, to see in the dark and hear everything that happens around - under any circumstances. Also, the ninja must be able to provide first aid, know the basics of herbal medicine and acupuncture.
In addition to the familiar from the films - the traditional short swords and throwing stars, ninja perfectly possessed the art of murder using poison. Often they could kill a man as a poison, and he did not even have time to understand from what was lost.
Samurai.
Samurai appeared in feudal Japan, on the basis of political differences. Emperor Kamm during the 7-9 century spent fighting against the Ainu, enlisted the help of regional clans. Therefore, the samurai became secular lords, princes and nobles, even smaller. However, the function of the Samurai is not only in campaigns and battles. The word samurai - means "to serve." They also serve as bodyguards.
Warriors perfectly mastered the sword and bow. Also, the samurai were particularly brutal, as enemies, as well as in relation to their own. Breaking with tradition, the samurai could not bear the shame and would not hesitate to commit seppuku (suicide).
The Spartans.
Spartans started to bring in as a warrior with 7 years. The boys were taken to the military closed boarding schools, where all the time devoted to physical training, hardening, military affairs, as well as training and set a clear commander's speech.
Education in these schools continued until the soldiers 20 years. In the ranks of the Spartans could only get strong and healthy young man, and the frail and weak - just kill as useless.
It is believed that the Spartan warrior was so good that it was worth a few other soldiers. A legendary three hundred Spartans, as filmed several movies and comic books, were able to withstand even two thousand Persian army.
Vikings.
These medieval warriors differed excessively tall, incredible strength, stamina and a very low pain threshold, which tempered the harsh Norwegian climate. The soldiers were particularly brutal and fearless. Even to this day, in some prayers of Catholic Christians, are referred to the request, "the release from the cruel Northerners." The vast majority of the Vikings were pagans, who often attacked England.
Sailor, Scandinavian Vikings began because of overpopulation, and yet, the frozen lands of northern Norway were not the best for agriculture. It goes without saying that the search for easy money was an important motive to raise the sail.
Roman legions
No wonder the Roman Empire existed for thousands of years - not only the high culture of the Romans, the ability to enter into profitable diplomatic agreements contributed to this. The military art of the Romans - that is something on which was based the whole Empire. They are usually used weapons and armor, taken over by the Greeks, and slightly modernized.
Romans can be called masters of the sword and the spear, and the mastery of these weapons has brought constant victories of the Roman civilization. Of course, here we see a clear military structure, discipline and austere army of talented commanders. The quality and quantity of weapons, too, played a role in the domination of the Romans.
Apache.
Do not be surprised - the Indians of the tribe of Apaches can be considered the best soldiers for their time and their level of culture. Despite the fact that they used a weapon made of bone and wood, Apaches terrorized the US south-west for a very long time. Even military firearms can not beat the Apaches - so those skilled in combat. Some experts called the Apaches American Ninja.
In fact, on an equal possession of a knife and melee was not them. Until now, many western masters of unarmed combat used some of the techniques of the Apaches.
The Templars.
Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Jerusalem - military order founded in the Holy Land in 1119 by a small group of knights led by Hugues de Payens after the First Crusade. The first time the base of the religious military orders.
In XII-XIII centuries, the Order was very rich, he owned vast estates in the states established by the Crusaders in Palestine and Syria, as well as in Europe. The Order had also broad church and legal privileges granted him by the Pope, which the Order is directly subordinate to, as well as monarchs, on land which it had ownership and property. Order is often carried out military defense functions of the state created by the Crusaders in the East, although the primary objective declared at its establishment, it has been the protection of pilgrims going to the Holy Land.
Assassins.
Assassins - the name under which are widely known in the Middle Ages and the Nizari Ismailis.
A mysterious sect, the existence of which is legendary. Legends are under a very specific historical roots, but they survived to this day - we can not say with confidence.