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Analysis Of The Code Of Chivalry In The Arthurian Legends

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There are many different standards and traditions of chivalry in The Arthurian Legends. Some of those standards and traditions are still practiced today. On James Marshall’s website, “The Code of Chivalry and Courtly Love,” there are many different codes of chivalry that are still being practiced today in society. People today exhibit signs of the codes such as truth, honor, justice, loyalty, and courtesy. When the Chivalry code started people showed a fear of God, they served the liege Lord in valour and faith, they also lived by honor, and that they must never lie or go back on one’s word. The French word, “chevalerie,” means “skills to handle a horse,” created the word, “ chivalry.” The word “chivalry took on new meanings as the Middle

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