Chivalry


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= What is chivalry? =

Chivalry is a medieval Knightly system that reflects its religion, moral, and social code. The word chivalry derives from the French word “Chevalier” meaning a horseman, a knight, or a gallant young man. The definition of chivalry can be described as a term often related to Medieval Institution of knighthood referring to the codes of conduct including courtly love adhered to by medieval knights with gallantly values including honor, bravery,courteousness, and honesty. Chivalry was the honor code of a knight. An important part of c hivalry was to show respect and gallantry towards women.The code of chivalry was an important part of the society and lives of people who lived during the medieval times and era.


 * What is the Knighthood Code Of Chivalry? **

A knight was expected to have not only the strength and skills to face combat in the violent era of the Middle Ages but was also expected to temper their aggressive side of a knight with a chivalrous side to his nature. There was not an authentic code of chivalry as such but was a moral system which went beyond rules of combat and introduced the concept of chivalrous respond- qualities idolized by knighthood w ere bravery, courtesy, honor and gallantry toward women. The code of chivalry was an important part of the society and lives of people who lived during the medieval times and era. (http://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-knights/code-of-chivalry-knights/)

There were many codes that Knights had to follow under the code of chivalry. The epic poem called the song of Roland describing the 8th Century Knights and their duties, was one of the many ways the code of chivalry was described.
 * What were the codes knights had to follow? **
 * To fear God and maintain His Church
 * To serve the liege lord in valour and faith
 * [[image:https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/72/47/d4/7247d4cf00c0f3d32203379214008020.jpg width="408" height="404" align="right" caption="Another of the many ways to list the rules"]] To protect the weak and defenceless
 * To give succour to widows and orphans
 * To refrain from the wanton giving of offence
 * To live by honour and for glory
 * To despise pecuniary reward
 * To fight for the welfare of all
 * To obey those placed in authority
 * To guard the honour of fellow knights
 * To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit
 * To keep faith
 * At all times to speak the truth
 * To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun
 * To respect the honour of women
 * Never to refuse a challenge from an equal
 * Never to turn the back upon a foe

** Who could become a knight? ** The people who could become knights could not really be any person.They had to be from a wealthy family or be a man that comes from a family that have been knights for generations.They had to be from a wealthy family because for becoming a knight they had to afford a Knight’s weapons, armor, and war horse and these items weren't cheap. Only the very rich could pay for these items. There was also one other way to become a knight and that way was earning it on the battlefield. A king, a lord, or another knight could grant that wish of becoming a knight.

There are basically 3 steps in becoming a knight. This includes the steps of being a page, a squire, and finally a knight. First when a page, a boy or more likely his parents decide if he will becime a knight. Then they would send the boy to go live i n the household of a knight when he is 7 years old. There he would serve the knight and perform tasks for the knight.While working for the Knight's household, the page learned the proper way to behave and good manners. The page also began to train with other fellow pages. When the page becomes a squire around the age of 15 the young man would have a new set of tasks. The squire had to be in good shape and be strong. The squire still practiced his horsemanship, perfecting his skills, jousting and fighting from the saddle. Most future knights worked as a Squire for 5 or 6 more years. Finally when becoming a knight they have an accolade(dubbing ceremony ), in which the King or other honorable person pronounces that the squire is now a knight. ( [|Knighthood Ceremony - Medieval Life and Times])
 * What are the steps of becoming a Knight? **[[image:https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9P_CepfnQagsfTH0DuX75uIWGYTO9dMyQS6DFbldGucL12EPT6w width="340" height="347" align="right" caption="Related image"]]


 * What were the weapons of a Knight? **

Knights had many weapons to use. This included swords, lances, axes, maces (metal club ), war hammers and more. In war when the lance fell out of the hands of the kni ght, while riding their horse, they would then use their swords to fight their enemies. The only opponents the knights were cautiou s of, because they were the only ones not fighting on land but on upper grounds, were the archers.( [|__https://knightsandarmor.com/medieval-armor/__])


 * Works Cited **

[|__https://www.question.com/link/chivalry.html__] [|__http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-knights/chivalry.htm__] [|__http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/becoming_a_medieval_knight.php__] [|__https://knightsandarmor.com/medieval-armor/__]

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