Chivalry: Late Middle Ages
Social: Chivalry
Chivalry ,a product of the Late Middle Ages, is the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. It developed between 1170 and 1220. It was more so a code of conduct and morals than a rule of law. Prioritizing “qualities idealized by the Medieval knights such as bravery, courtesy, honor and great gallantry toward women”.(1) This system of conduct was especially strengthened by the dark age myths and legends of King arthur and the knights of the round table. The term of Chivalry originated in old french meaning “horsemanship” then later to latin where it meant much more than this. The "code of chivalry" began evolving after the end of the crusades partly from an idealisation of the historical knights
Chivalry ,a product of the Late Middle Ages, is the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. It developed between 1170 and 1220. It was more so a code of conduct and morals than a rule of law. Prioritizing “qualities idealized by the Medieval knights such as bravery, courtesy, honor and great gallantry toward women”.(1) This system of conduct was especially strengthened by the dark age myths and legends of King arthur and the knights of the round table. The term of Chivalry originated in old french meaning “horsemanship” then later to latin where it meant much more than this. The "code of chivalry" began evolving after the end of the crusades partly from an idealisation of the historical knights