![]() ![]() The lord promised to protect his knight, and the knight pledged to remain loyal to his lord. The knight would swear allegiance to his liege lord in an oath of fealty that often involved the bestowing of land rights. In the 18th-Century, the Age of Chivalry took on the romanticized aspect familiar to us today. Late in the 14th-Century the populous as a whole adopted the prevalent ideals in the chivalric codes as a moral system. There wasn't a single code of chivalry, but rather the sacred oaths varied by order of knighthood. The ceremonial pledges taken by knights soon melded with this code of conduct, and medieval bards idealized the concept of chivalry with poems, ballads, and literature. Each knight was to fear God and remain faithful to the church, serve his liege lord, protect the weak, succour widows and orphans, avoid offending others, live with honor and for glory, eschew monetary reward, fight for all, obey authority, guard the integrity of his fellow-knights, reject iniquity, remain high-minded and honest, keep to his faith, always speak truth, persevere in all things, uphold the honor of women, never shrink from the challenge of an equal, and valiantly engage foes. In the 11th-Century "The Song of Roland," also known as Charlemagne's Code of Chivalry, described 8th-Century battles and also a knight's duties. We still understand the concept of chivalry these days, but it's lost the grandeur of its origins, which lie in something larger than a man opening a car door for his wife.Ĭhivalry evolved from the Old French chevalerie, which meant "noble knight" combined with the Medieval Latin caballarius, or "horseman." It originally applied only to knights. Ah yes! The romantic age that gave us the legends of King Arthur's Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. Once upon a time and far away, in an era almost forgotten, knights protected honor to the death, sustained the weak, and favored women. Be sure and read to the end to learn about the giveaway. ![]() The post is brought to you by Janalyn Voigt, a novelist who helps readers escape into worlds of beauty and danger. ![]()
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