If the knight was equipped with a shield and sword - Knight.
If the knight had neither - Knight.
Even if the knight had no shield or weapons, it would fare better because his limbs become the next weapon being covered in armor a lion cannot penetrate. At least immediately. The only chance a lion remotely has is if it manages to knock the knight’s helmet off and go for the face and head following a takedown.
But I also wouldn’t say it’d be easy for the knight either because, all of that weight will just fall onto him should he be tackled. A full suit of armor typically weighs 50 pounds all over combined. So if a lion tackles the knight and manages to have enough intelligence to try and use suffocation as a means, that’s 50 pounds + the weight of the lion of 420, that knight is not getting up anytime soon.
If the knight was equipped with a shield and sword - Knight.
If the knight had neither - Knight.
Even if the knight had no shield or weapons, it would fare better because his limbs become the next weapon being covered in armor a lion cannot penetrate. At least immediately. The only chance a lion remotely has is if it manages to knock the knight’s helmet off and go for the face and head following a takedown.
But I also wouldn’t say it’d be easy for the knight either because, all of that weight will just fall onto him should he be tackled. A full suit of armor typically weighs 50 pounds all over combined. So if a lion tackles the knight and manages to have enough intelligence to try and use suffocation as a means, that’s 50 pounds + the weight of the lion of 420, that knight is not getting up anytime soon.