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Knight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Medieval conventions of chivalry directed that men should honor, serve, and do nothing to displease ladies and maidens. Chivalric love was largely platonic. Knights were members of the noble class socially as bearers of arms, economically as owners of horse and armor, and officially through religious-oriented ceremony.
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1. Thou shalt beleive all that the church teaches and shall obey all her commandments. ... 2. Thou shalt defend the church. ... Chivalry by Sir Frank Dicksee...
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I wanted to put these here because I think that there are some good ideals within the code of chivalry. Plus it's interesting to see how our ideas about chivalry and/or honor ... The Order of the Knights of Dawn -- "a chivalry order of modern times", they promote the values of medieval Knighthood in a more modern way...
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Many people of written to me asking for the 'old code' or the code by which medieval knights lived. In truth there was no such code; chivalry as a set of ideals and duties changed throughout the Middle Ages to meet new socio-economic realities.
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Double-page chapters are devoted to various Orders, chivalry, heraldry, training, war, and jousting tournaments. Sheehan gives an overview of early castles and explains how the Crusades led to the building of concentric castles. ... Knights and Chivalry (Library Binding)
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Rules were formulated under which a "just war" could be fought and enlisted the knights to fight for them in the Crusades. Chivalry's main virtues were piety, honor, valor, courtesy, chastity, and loyalty. The first orders of chivalry were very similar to the monastic orders of the era.
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