chivalry
Sign in to savethumb|Konrad von Limpurg as a knight being armed by his lady in the Codex Manesse (early 14th century)
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25 sectionsContents
- Terminology and definitions
- Ten Commandments of Chivalry
- Literary chivalry and historical reality
- History
- Europe before 1170: Courtliness and the noble ''habitus''
- The Crisis of Courtliness and Rise of Chivalry
- Themes of chivalric literature
- Origins in military ethos
- Chivalry and Christianity
- Influence of the Moors and Romans
- Late Middle Ages
- Criticism
- Modern times
- End of chivalry
- Modern manifestations and revivals
- Masculism
- Criticism of chivalry
- See also
- Cross-cultural comparisons
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Konrad von Limpurg as a knight being armed by his lady in the Codex Manesse (early 14th century)
Chivalry, or the chivalric language, is an informal and varying code of conduct that developed in France between 1170 and 1220. It is associated with the medieval Christian institution of knighthood, with knights being members of various chivalric orders, and with knights' and gentlemen's behaviours which were governed by chivalrous social codes. The ideals of chivalry were popularized in medieval literature, particularly the literary cycles known as the Matter of France, relating to the legendary companions of Charlemagne and his men-at-arms, the paladins, and the Matter of Britain, informed by Geoffrey of Monmouth's , written in the 1130s, which popularized the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.