Chivalry
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Chivalry
Chivalry in the medieval times focused on many different aspects, which revolved around the premise of knighthood. Three of the aspects that were extremely important were courtesy, loyalty, and courage. The definition of courtesy is having a polite behavior and loyalty is being faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty. When knights were kind and gentle toward women it showed courtesy. For example a knight might help a lady get onto her horse or onto a boat. The loyalty aspect of Chivalry is in my opinion the most important aspect. Knights were extremely loyal to their kings and other peers, and they would have no problem fighting and dying for them. According to dictionary.com courage is the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, or fear with confidence, and resolution. The aspect of courage put knights at a different level than other people because it gave them the understanding that they had no fear...