Chivalry

Chivalry was a code of behavior that medieval knights followed. Chivalry was a feature of the High and later Middle Ages in Western Europe. The system of chivalry flourished most vigorously in the 12th and 13th centuries before deteriorating at the end of the Middle Ages. However, the ideals of chivalry continued to influence models of behavior for gentlemen and the nobility during the Renaissance in the 16th century. In the 9th and 10th centuries, …showed first 75 words of 466 total…

…showed last 75 words of 466 total…and 16th centuries, chivalric ideals and customs continued to survive among the European nobility. By this time their importance consisted largely of keeping alive the memory of the knight’s warrior tradition and in serving as a mark of the nobility’s social distinction. In the 19th century, romantic authors like Sir Walter Scott began to attribute modern manners to medieval knights. Their work shows the ongoing adaptation and vigor of the concept of chivalry.