![]() ![]() The word chivalry is derived from the French chevalier, meaning horseman or knight. Arising out of the feudalism of the period, it combined military virtues with those of Christianity, as epitomized by he Arthurian legend in England and the chansons de geste of medieval France. Knights Fighting in the Rochefoucauld Grail, sold at Sotheby’s 2012. Chivalry was a system of ethical ideals developed among the knights of medieval Europe. He maintains a special interest in English history, but focus has expanded across the Channel, with books on war justice, public Order, chivalry and religion in NW Europe in general. His previous publications include Holy Warriors (2009), Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe (1999), The Book of Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny (with Elspeth Kennedy, 1996), and War, Justice and Public Order (1988). The code has since been described as Charlemagnes Code of Chivalry. The Song of Roland describes the 8th century Knights of the Dark Ages and the battles fought by the Emperor Charlemagne. His research interests concentrate on Western Europe between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries and more specifically focus on both sides of the Channel. A Code of Chivalry was documented in The Song of Roland in the Middle Ages Knights period of William the Conqueror who ruled England from 1066. Richard Keuper is professor at the University of Rochester. Chivalry first developed as a code of honor that emphasized bravery, loyalty, and generosity for knights at war in the 11th and 12th centuries. Chivalry in dialogue with religious idealsġ1. Chivalry, Governing Institutions and Ideals:ĩ. Phase three: chivalry beyond formal knighthood Phase two: knighthood and chivalry fuseĥ. Phase one: knighthood becoming chivalryĤ. These bold and fearless characters were, for many generations, the champions of royalty and protectors of the vulnerable. An Approach to Chivalry: Was It Real and Practical?: The brave and valiant knights of old are a captivating legacy of the medieval history of Europe. Kaeuper engages with a wide range of evidence in his analysis, drawing on the chivalric literature, manuscript illumination, and sermon exempla and moral tales. Both kingship and church authority sought to direct the great force of chivalry and, despite tensions, finally came to terms with rising knightly status and a burgeoning military role. Though showing regional and chronological variations, chivalry at its core enshrined the practice of prowess in securing honor, with this process significantly blessed by religion. The Teutonic Knights was another knightly order, one that was variously called the Knights of the Virgin Mary or the Teutonic Knights of the Hospital of Saint Mary the Virgin. He discusses how chivalry buttressed status and profession, shaped active piety, and fostered intense warrior attachments and heterosexual relationships. In this major new overview, Richard Kaeuper examines how chivalry made sense of violence and war, making it tolerable for elite fighters rather than non-knightly or sub-knightly populations. Now CUP have published a guide by Kaeuper, which is destined to be on the curriculum of most budding medievalistsīy Richard Kaeuper, University of RochesterĮmerging in the medieval period, chivalry embodied ideals that elite warriors cherished and practices that formed their profession. Fair or not: The Middle Ages will in the minds of most drum up images of Medieval Chivalry. ![]()
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