Chivalry

Chivalry Chivalry What was chivalry' In researching this paper, it is not hard to see that the concept of chivalry that we have today is a drastic change from the concept the knights’ held. It is not hard to see how it has changed throughout the generations. The word chivalry is derived from the French word cheval which is from the Latin caballus. It is a concept is to be considered from three points of view: the military, the social, and the religious. By military standards during the Middle Ages, chivalry was actually another name for the cavalry, and the knight was the professional soldier of the time. At this time the infantry was in decline, and the cavalry was the mainstay of the armies. A chivalrous knight was characterized in battle by the fact that he had at least three horses, four or more attendants, and flags portraying his family crest. The squires, or the knight’s attendants in training, always went with the knight into battle. It is through training for battle and service to the knight that a young squire would learn the code of chivalry and eventually become a knight. There are 36 points to the code of chivalry, chivalry, shalt, thou, knight, church, live, knights, knighthood, women, today, never, military, love, crusades, country, concept, code, battle, avoid, attack, another, word, training, time, three, status, sometimes, service, respect, religious, points, life, itself, hard, hall, during