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14 maj 2018 · Chivalry, derived from the French cheval (horse) and chevalier (knight), was originally a purely martial code for elite cavalry units and only later did it acquire its more romantic connotations of good manners and etiquette.
Chivalry, or the chivalric language, is an informal and varying code of conduct developed in Europe between 1170 and 1220.
24 paź 2019 · The rise of the knight (miles in the Latin sources) has been carefully tracked by historians. Warrior society in the eleventh century, as Jean Flori tells us, had two powerful arms: the immobile (the castle) and the mobile (the knight). This mobility was the all–important factor in military terms.
Chivalry, the knightly class of feudal times. The primary sense of the term in Europe in the Middle Ages is ‘knights,’ or ‘fully armed and mounted fighting men.’ Thence the term came to mean the gallantry and honour expected of knights.
23 lis 2021 · As the medieval period progressed, chivalric ideals were tackled in a range of written works—from biographies to comic tales and manuals of combat—as an attempt was made to define what chivalry was.
12 maj 2016 · It traces a process of ‘revichalrization’ back to the 1570s and 1580s, as contemporary commentators sought to reconnect the military profession with the virtues of courage, honesty, and service to one’s country.
Chivalry as a concept emerged around the 10th century AD in France when the Christian church began attempting to regulate the violence endemic to Frankish society. The term comes from the French word chevalier, or "knight", who derives his name from cheval, or horse.
