If you live anywhere in the Americas, that's longer than your country has been a country. Rather, the Church means all members of this Body, both the clergy and the lay.Īt the time of the Song of Roland, Christendom had already been under assault by Islamic forces for approximately 450 years.
Note, the Church does not mean strictly the hierarchy of the Holy Orders.
#SONG OF ROLAND CHIVALRY CODE CODE#
Most relevant to a knight, however, as opposed to a merchant or artisan, this tenet of the Code should be understood to mean to defend the Church from violent warfare. After all, where better to start than at the start (.and three quarters of the way through)? In this entry, I will be speaking about item numbers 1 and 12 from the Song of Roland. I want to present the different rules within the Code according to similar themes. The way these next few entries about chivalry are going to be laid out will be a kind of grouping by similarity. To violate these tenets was highly dishonorable and represented a betrayal of not just themselves, but their brothers in arms. This isn't just a set of rules that Knights had to obey. Think about the codes of honor that a U.S. Marine, or a Navy Seal might live by. This is a code that the warriors of the European middle ages lived by. This is important, because I want you to think about what the Code of Chivalry means in that light. Chivalry literally means "of or pertaining to knighthood." To "be chivalrous" is to behave in a knightly manner.
I wish to once again dispel this notion that we are speaking about "good manners." That is not what chivalry means. I will probably make brief mention to how these relate to Gautier's Commandments, but I want the focus to be on the Song of Roland because these actually came from the time when chivalry was a widespread practice.īefore I continue, I would like to remind you, my dear reader, about the meaning of the term, chivalry. In my previous entry on chivalry, I mentioned that I was going to try to expand on each of the items on the list given to us in the Song of Roland. I'm back though, and ready to continue talking about the Code of Chivalry! The chivalric virtues of the Knights Code of Chivalry were described in the 14th Century by the Duke of Burgandy.I apologize for my lengthy hiatus. Knights Code of Chivalry described by the Duke of Burgandy The Arthurian legend revolves around the Code of Chivalry which was adhered to by the Knights of the Round Table - Honour, Honesty, Valour and Loyalty.
The Dark Age myths of Arthurian Legends featuring King Arthur, Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table further strengthen the idea of a Knights Code of Chivalry. The wandering minstrels of the Middle Ages sang these ballads and were expected to memorize the words of long poems describing the valour and the code of chivalry followed by the Medieval knights. The ideals of a Knights Code of Chivalry was publicised in the poems, ballads, writings and literary works of Knights authors. These sacred oaths of combat were combined with the ideals of chivalry and with strict rules of etiquette and conduct. The ideals described in the Code of Chivalry were emphasised by the oaths and vows that were sworn in the Knighthood ceremonies of the Middle Ages and Medieval era. The Knights Code of Chivalry and the legends of King Arthur and Camelot
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