The definition of chivalry -
- The medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood.
- The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women.
- A manifestation of any of these qualities.
- A group of knights or gallant gentlemen.
Or, just being moral, and kind. That is what our world lacks. Chivalry. Kindness. Morality. Simply holding open the door, for the person behind you. Or when someone does something for you, responding by saying, Thank You.
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The Medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood.
That being this:
- Live to serve King and Country.
- Live to defend Crown and Country and all it holds dear.
- Live one’s life so that it is worthy of respect and honor.
- Live for freedom, justice and all that is good.
- Never attack an unarmed foe.
- Never use a weapon on an opponent not equal to the attack.
- Never attack from behind.
- Avoid lying to your fellow man.
- Avoid cheating.
- Avoid torture.
- Obey the law of king, country, and chivalry.
- Administer justice.
- Protect the innocent.
- Exhibit self control.
- Show respect to authority.
- Respect women.
- Exhibit Courage in word and deed.
- Defend the weak and innocent.
- Destroy evil in all of its monstrous forms.
- Crush the monsters that steal our land and rob our people.
- Fight with honor.
- Avenge the wronged.
- Never abandon a friend, ally, or noble cause.
- Fight for the ideals of king, country, and chivalry.
- Die with valor.
- Always keep one’s word of honor.
- Always maintain one’s principles.
- Never betray a confidence or comrade.
- Avoid deception.
- Respect life and freedom.
- Die with honor.
- Exhibit manners.
- Be polite and attentive.
- Be respectful of host, women, and honor.
- Loyalty to country, King, honor, freedom, and the code of chivalry.
- Loyalty to one’s friends and those who lay their trust in thee.
And the Ten Commandments of Chivalry:
- Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches, and shalt observe all its directions.
- Thou shalt stand up for the Church.
- Thou shalt repect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute thyself the defender of them.
- Thou shalt love the country in the which thou wast born.
- Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
- Thou shalt make war against the Infidel without cessation, and without mercy.
- Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to the laws of God.
- Thou shalt never lie, and shall remain faithful to thy pledged word.
- Thou shalt be generous, and give largess to everyone.
- Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil.
That is the code of chivalry, and the first definition. It’s not to hard, pretty much be kind, and courteous, and stand up for what is right, tell the truth at all times, and respect and defend the Church.
2. The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women.
That one is pretty much self explanatory. You may not be “able” to do it much, in our modern day world, but simply holding open a door, or checking to see if someone is alright after they fall, or if they are stopped on the side of the road. That is what you should be doing.
Number three, and number four need not be talked about. What about all those single mothers, many who are in their teens? Somewhere out there is a irresponsible man, and father, who left them, so he wouldn’t have to be “Burdened” by them! Is that chivalry? NO! That is also the cause of many abortions, which is not defending the weak! Think about it, and tell me what you think. It is disgusting, that men can get away with the things that they do, and the same for women!
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Did you make up those ‘Ten Commandments of Chivalry?’ *laughs*
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Actually, I didn’t make them up.
Chivalry has been idealised to a certain extent. It wasn’t all like that in the Middle Ages to be sure. And the women were not all damsels in distress waiting to be rescued.
A man should treat a woman with respect but should also treat her the way she wants to be treated. I don’t want to demean any woman by treating her to my preconceived notions. I want to respect her for who she is.
That said I do believe in chivalry in its idealised form and try to practice it as much as possible
really!? where did you give them, there pretty good.
Marc,
I got them here –
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/chivalry.html
R.D.G.,
“but should also treat her the way she wants to be treated.”
Not completely. He should treat her like a women, not a man. Despite whether or not she wants it.
[...]He should treat her like a women, not a man. Despite whether or not she wants it.[...]
Yes, especially ifyou haven’t asked her. When in doubt,treat her like a woman, always. I know I wouldn’t want anyone treating me like a guy. I am a girl, a woman, and I don’t want to be treated otherwise.
Good post!
If God respects my decision to follow or reject him then surely I should respect a woman who wants to be treated differently?
I will always treat a person with respect and courtesy regardless of gender. I’m not really sure what you mean by saying if she wants to be treated like a man.
well in school i have run into some very “guyish” girls not because they have somthing worg with the ammount of testosterone in there body, because that isn’t there fault but, because they have some sort of “gender identy problem” i guess thats a nice way of putting it. these girls then shave there hair butch and dress like a guy does and try to get rid of there figure (not trying to be modest in there dress if you catch my drift), and i even met one girl who changed her name to Anthony i think it was. but what i did was, i still treated her like a girl, called her by her real name, and even whent so far as to hold the door open for her which, she didn’t let me know she didn’t like, but you could see it on her face. im not sure if that what he ment by saying “treated like a man” i might have gone a little overboad but it still relates.
Exactly, great point, Marc! That is what I was going to say. Women should act like women, not like men, and vise versa. Therefore, they should be treated like women, and not men. They should, however, be treated to some extent, how they want to be.
*laughs* Charlie Prince…I mean, princess….Talk about mixing up a man’s characteristics…
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Colin,
Great list. Did you come up with the first one on your own?
Not really, I found the list online, and custom edited it, to fit the article…
Hi.
Valentines is coming soon, and I have a little writing to do about Gallantry for next week. At first, I was asked to write on gallantry for men and women. We also had the subject of courtesy. But, from the information I found, gallantry is more directed from men toward women. But, what I’d like to know is if you have information about the rules of gallantry? If you do, I would truly appreciate it if you could share them with me, so that I can put them in the article. This is a professional school for adults. I brought up the subject because I find that our society is in great need of help in this department. If you help me with this, I would truly appreciate it.Thank you in advance for taking the time to look into this.
Here is a little more on chivalry:
http://www.medieval-spell.com/Medieval-Code-of-Chivalry.html
But what essentially are you looking for Danielle? Something in regards to the idea of Chivalry pertaining to the Knight and his lady? I could do a little search, but finding something truthful and accurate, aside from the romantic idea of chivalry, may be a bit difficult.
OK. Gallantry is usually confused with chivalry, but is entirely different. Gallantry unearthed in the renaissance, when the age of Chivalry was at an end. It was basically the leftovers, and the whole point was to be courteous, but also to impress ladies. Gallantry is easily recognized in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The men usually acted like a pack of idiots. In these modern days, it is usually confused with something in between the two. Some people call it just being nice. Whether it be holding doors open (I’ve had people call me chivalrous just for doing that.) or helping the old lady bring in her trash cans, people are quick to label things as gallant. Chivalry is usually acquainted with knights in shining armor, on horses jousting each other, while the king looks on. Here is what could be considered the rules of gallantry, by modern definition.
Show courage.
Defend the weak/innocent.
Control yourself, and be respectful and calm.
Respect elders.
Help those in need.
Have good manners.
Honor you parents.
Be loyal to your friends.
Be truthful.
Be trustworthy.
Be responsible.
Do not cheat.
Defend good.
Combat evil.
Respect and tolerate other people’s views. Even if you are combating evil, be respectful of others.
Do all that, and people will call you gallant. Everyone will look up to and admire you. It’s a lot harder than it sounds (as you probably know.) However, there is one more rule, which is the hardest.
Do not be prideful! Don’t let all of the compliments get to your head. So it’s pretty much just bringing nice and caring to everyone, to the next level.
If you have anymore questions, you can comment again, or email me at: SquireofLepanto@Gmail.com
Good Luck!