Knight

:For the chess piece, see knight (chess).

Chivalric code

The Knightly Virtues treated in the High Medieval chivalric romances, in essence an idealized warrior code imbued with Christian virtues, was acted out by the various chivalric orders of the 14th century and became proverbial in Early Modern times. At its center are notions of courage, loyalty and courtly love. Don Quixote of the early 17th century satirizes the clash of such grand ideals of privileged nobility with the more prosaic post-medieval reality.

Related Topics:
Knightly Virtues - Chivalric romance - Warrior code - Christian - Chivalric order - 14th century - Courage - Loyalty - Courtly love - Don Quixote - 17th century

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