Argumentative Essay On Chivalry
The warriors of Medieval times, the lovers of many women, and the ones who were called upon by the kings. These were the Medieval Knights. Medieval knights were valued by the kings, they were courteous to women, but when they were needed the switch flipped. The knights were a ruthless band of men, who were misunderstood by some. The side most people never saw was the side of chivalry and kindness.
One of the important things for a knight to uphold was that he was to be chivalrous. The word chivalry is derived a word that means horseman. Although it comes from the word that means horseman, chivalry has nothing to do with horses. Chivalry was the codes of a knight. In a better description, it was the honor code of the knight. Respect towards …show more content…
Qualities that were idealized by the knight was the basis of the Codes of Chivalry. These codes were for the knights, and were also by the knights. During the knighthood ceremony, the future knight had to state vows and oaths based from the ideas in the Codes of Chivalry. “A knight was to fear God and maintain his church, and was also expected to protect the weak and defenseless.” These ideals were expressed in poems, literature, etc. by the authors of that time period. Since these were the only choices of literature of this time, it makes sense that people would listen to them. “A knight was not only expected to have strength, skill, and aggression, but they were also supposed to show a chivalrous side.” Some of the points on the Codes of Chivalry was they were not allowed to trade with certain people. Another part of chivalry was that it was respect towards women and most of the laws referred to this. It is stated that, “He who is jealous shall not love.” This is stating that a man who is jealous of others because of the women that they accompany shall not be love by the woman that loves him. This is showing respect towards the woman of the medieval times by keeping heartbreakers away from them (Chivalry, 2014). Although chivalry was an important part of a knight's life, all life has to have a
One of the important things for a knight to uphold was that he was to be chivalrous. The word chivalry is derived a word that means horseman. Although it comes from the word that means horseman, chivalry has nothing to do with horses. Chivalry was the codes of a knight. In a better description, it was the honor code of the knight. Respect towards …show more content…
Qualities that were idealized by the knight was the basis of the Codes of Chivalry. These codes were for the knights, and were also by the knights. During the knighthood ceremony, the future knight had to state vows and oaths based from the ideas in the Codes of Chivalry. “A knight was to fear God and maintain his church, and was also expected to protect the weak and defenseless.” These ideals were expressed in poems, literature, etc. by the authors of that time period. Since these were the only choices of literature of this time, it makes sense that people would listen to them. “A knight was not only expected to have strength, skill, and aggression, but they were also supposed to show a chivalrous side.” Some of the points on the Codes of Chivalry was they were not allowed to trade with certain people. Another part of chivalry was that it was respect towards women and most of the laws referred to this. It is stated that, “He who is jealous shall not love.” This is stating that a man who is jealous of others because of the women that they accompany shall not be love by the woman that loves him. This is showing respect towards the woman of the medieval times by keeping heartbreakers away from them (Chivalry, 2014). Although chivalry was an important part of a knight's life, all life has to have a