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Essay Galaxy - Knights and Chivalry
Knights and Chivalry
Chivalry was a system of ethical ideals developed among the knights of
medieval Europe. Arising out of the feudalism of the period, it combined
military virtues with those of Christianity, as epitomized by he Arthurian
legend in England and the chansons de geste of medieval France. The word
chivalry is derived from the French chevalier, meaning horseman or knight.
Chivalry was the code of conduct by which knights were supposedly guided. In
addition to military prowess and valor and loyalty to God and the knight's
feudal lord, it called for courtesy toward enemies and generosity toward the
sick and oppressed, widows, and other disadvantaged people.
Also incorporated in the ideal was courtly love, romantic devotion for a
sexually unattainable woman, usually another man's wife. Veneration for the
Virgin Mary played a part in this concept. Chivalric ....
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