Why didn't Europe have an equivalent to ninjas?

The European equivalent of ninjas is well known, but not so popular as those masked guys in black pajamas. Every city of Renaissance Italy, for example, had their own community of bravi - assassins/bodyguards that could assist both prince and common citizen in"removing their problems". read more

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