Steel armor is quite resistant, and the lion doesn’t have anything that could realistically penetrate it or blunt it.
Even without weapon once they are entangled into a fight there’s two outcomes, the lion runs away once it notices it’s fighting a moving rock. Or the lion gets tired, once tired the human can beat it to death even without a weapon. Humans are famous for their resistance, we have more stamina for long fights and the presence of an armor will make the fight long.
If the human have a weapon there isn’t even a contest.
100% the knight.
Steel armor is quite resistant, and the lion doesn’t have anything that could realistically penetrate it or blunt it.
Even without weapon once they are entangled into a fight there’s two outcomes, the lion runs away once it notices it’s fighting a moving rock. Or the lion gets tired, once tired the human can beat it to death even without a weapon. Humans are famous for their resistance, we have more stamina for long fights and the presence of an armor will make the fight long.
If the human have a weapon there isn’t even a contest.