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Sentence Examples Henry was in his twenties, was handsome and gallant and well-trained in the ways of chivalry. I may be surrounded with a reminder of the old times but chivalry was never my forte and lucky for me no one expected it to be. There is now a thriving black market in armorial bearings and medieval chivalry. It speaks of jousts, tournaments, wizards, falconry, enchantresses, damsels in distress, wars, quests, and the code of chivalry. She firmly tells her audience that chivalry and courtliness are about real things, that hypocrites and coy flibbertigibbets are without honour. Contrary to what we are led to believe, then, chivalry and a sense of fair play is not a purely western trait. Architecture after about 1580 was inspired by medieval ideals of chivalry as much as by Renaissance classicism. The most dramatic illustrations of the lack of chivalry toward black and other minority women comes from examining who gets sentenced to prison. The Druze are known for their generosity and are guided by a sense of chivalry and honor. But this romanticized image with gentlemanly behavior and chivalry was largely devised by Victorian scholars in the 19th century. Just an after thought, with chivalry being dead, how can the perfect man still exist? Yet in spite of the fanatical beliefs of both sides, there were examples of restraint and even of chivalry in the Crusades. He never started a fight, and he kept to the laws of chivalry, common thief though he was. And here I thought you would hold it out for me, considering the whole chivalry thing. The scale rewards honor, chivalry and courage, but also deducts for blatant foolishness and sheer idiocy. All the courageous deeds and tales of chivalry that they had so eagerly talked about were so far away now, like a faint memory just out of reach. With the absence of humility, yet his important role in society and his ideals of chivalry, Beowulf was the definition of a hero in his own time. The war was fought with heavy loss of life and notable courage and chivalry on both sides. Manuals of chivalry exhorted the ideal man of arms to be temperate to preserve the fighting edge. More resonantly, Joan, due to her chastity, courage, chivalry, piety and intelligence, personified an exceptional female figurehead. Show More Sentences The full flowering of the ideals of knighthood and chivalry is found in poetry in the high Middle Ages. What is the big idea behind chivalry or expecting a man to do things that might seem unnatural to him? However, Brooks' point is that ambition crowds out other cultivated qualities, such as chivalry. In that imaginary reality what drives people to act in one way or another is ideas of honour, chivalry, nobility and heroism. The fact that you were a woman did not absolve you from keeping to the ideals of chivalry, in times of crisis and in your ordinary life. He was adored by his men, not least for his courage, chivalry and handsome appearance. During the Middle Ages, chivalry was a code of brave and courteous conduct for knights. Only the nobility participated in warfare, using the symbol of medieval chivalry, the chariot. For a moment, I felt like I had been transported back in time, into a medieval world of chivalry and magic. Like many before and since, Chandler saw the detective as embodying the medieval conception of chivalry. The festival of music, dance, martial arts and medieval chivalry will showcase a variety of costumes, colour and culture. The biblical virtues of modesty, chivalry, chastity and fidelity are ignored. When it's presented in this way, most women can see chivalry for the silly charade it really is. The well-established obsession of late medieval chivalry with heraldry, orders and tournaments became overwhelmingly apparent. His son left him to follow the Norman arts of chivalry, and to fight for a Norman king. The first stanza reveals a speaker characterized by vainglory and chivalry at one and the same time. Do we experience the birth of the legend of Lancelot's unmatched fighting prowess and unbendable chivalry? He has that old-fashioned chivalry that makes him wear a shirt and tie, and his tweedy jacket reminds me of one my dad used to wear. Holly Combe examines the hidden motives behind the calls for a return to chivalry. During the medieval era of chivalry, the names of English maidens and bachelors were put into boxes and drawn out in pairs. Show More Sentences Saladin, famous for his chivalry, not only forgave Balian, but provided Balian's family safe conduct back to Tyre. The Knights of the Round Table possessed many aspects of chivalry, but each of them had flaws. Jen is neither a typical villain nor a persona of heroic proportions in the conventional sense of chivalry inherent in the notion of wuxia. As the name suggests it concerns itself with chivalry, honour and knightly contests. For chivalry limits wars, gives quarter to enemies, controls aggression and brokers peace. They existed as unsung heroes, their deeds of chivalry no more than whispers and rumours among the populace. She has the elfin air of a creature from the romances of chivalry. I think chivalry will exist in the future, but only time will tell. This is traditional for Royal Spouses who are not themselves entitled to surround their Arms with an order of chivalry. I grew up in a household that was ruled by chivalry, but a family where the men and women are equal soldiers. The whole chivalry thing was probably some ploy to catch unsuspecting girls off guard only to sweep them off their feet and then discard them later. After years of obsessively reading books of chivalry, his mind finally snaps and he decides to become an actual knight errant like those in the tales he has read. Deeper roots can be traced in medieval romances of chivalry. And it retains aristocratic liveries, a ceremonial jargon derived from Norman French and a strict code of manners that can be traced to the laws of chivalry. The Order of the garter is the highest order of chivalry in the UK, and is in the exclusive gift of the monarch. The creation of these late orders of chivalry proliferated in European nations in the 19th century and was emulated by emergent aspirant nations in their spheres of influence. The honour is within the personal gift of Her Majesty and is the highest order of chivalry in the land. She wanted to thank Hugh for his unforgotten chivalry toward her. I am a southerner, and southerners have a strong tradition of chivalry. To re-establish chivalry the king resorted to nobiliary archetypes from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and placed himself as a mirror for the nobility to imitate. Show More Sentences I suppose that means that in one small way, chivalry isn't dead. Orders of chivalry had their origins in the religious orders of the Medieval Church, and in particular those created in the Holy Land during the crusades. They will consider different interpretations of the famous clash of August 22nd, 1485, within the broader context of medieval warfare and chivalry. However, Woo does not celebrate this violence, but rather uses it to represent a nostalgia for a lost code of honor and chivalry that he sees as necessary for human survival. He was also encouraged to display the virtues of chivalry, a code of conduct created by the clergy to curb the brutality of this order of knights. A code of behavior, chivalry, evolved from these feudal contests of skill. It was at this court, and at her daughter Marie's in Champagne, that the codes of chivalry and of courtly love were established, in close contact with the great ladies. Once again, chivalry and morals, my friends, will take you places. Who does not remember the eccentric hero who chose to live in the medieval world of chivalry and thought of himself as a knight in shining armour? She was impressed by his attention to the codes of chivalry. He'd seen his friend dismiss a flirtatious girl with gentle chivalry and no second thoughts, and he'd seen the occasional sidelong glances the brunet had sent his way. She wasn't in the mood for Danny's misplaced sense of chivalry right now. Sheriffe intervened out of a misplaced sense of chivalry, said Mr Sharpe. For herself, Marion thought his dark brown eyes were rather puppy-dog and that he had a floppy, confused look, despite all his stiff, correct behaviour and chivalry. This implicit parallel of clerkly and knightly service recalls the linking of clerkliness and chivalry in the notion of translatio studii et imperii. During the early second millennium, Saint George became a model of chivalry in works of literature, including medieval romances. The Holy See also confers orders, decorations and medals, such as the orders of chivalry in the Middle Ages. Other knights, even knights of the Round Table, make requests that show the dark side of the world of chivalry. It had a theme of knightly chivalry, though Walton observed that Helpmann in the lead looked more like the Dragon than St George. And the white woman, like any lyncher, has preferred to believe in Southern chivalry even when faced with contrary evidence. Show More Sentences The Crown creates all peerages, appoints members of the orders of chivalry, grants knighthoods and awards other honours. The upper part of the Chamber is decorated by stained glass windows and by six allegorical frescoes representing religion, chivalry and law. Unlike his father, who was secretive and conservative, the young Henry appeared the epitome of chivalry and sociability. I admire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can even forgive his superstition. The war marked both the height of chivalry and its subsequent decline, and the development of strong national identities in both countries. In medieval Europe he was made a member of the Nine Worthies, a group of heroes who encapsulated all the ideal qualities of chivalry. When Kanin chided him about his lack of chivalry, Tracy snapped, 'This is a movie, chowderhead, not a lifeboat. In Medieval Europe, tales of knighthood and chivalry, the officer class of the period captured the popular imagination. The honour bestowed is commonly, but not invariably, membership of the United Kingdom's most senior order of chivalry, the Order of the Garter. Developing from Welsh, Irish and English tradition, Sir Gawain highlights the importance of honour and chivalry. Chaucer himself had fought in the Hundred Years' War under Edward III, who heavily emphasised chivalry during his reign. This, reacting to a world dominated by Enlightenment rationalism, expressed a romantic view of a Golden Age of chivalry. Developing from Welsh, Irish and English tradition Sir Gawain highlights the importance of honour and chivalry. Though the aim of chivalry was to noble action, its conflicting values often degenerated into violence. Votive orders are orders of chivalry, temporarily formed on the basis of a vow. The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. Most British orders of chivalry cover the whole United Kingdom, but the three most exalted ones each pertain to one constituent country only. Technical knowledge necessary therein includes handling weapons, sport, chivalry games, oratorial skills and music skills etc. I have never met her, and I am inclined to laud her chivalry. Its equivalent in England, The Most Noble Order of the Garter, is the oldest documented order of chivalry in the United Kingdom, dating to the middle fourteenth century. Show More Sentences During the 15th century, orders of chivalry, or dynastic orders of knighthood, began to be created in a more courtly fashion that could be created ad hoc. In keeping with his understanding of the medieval code of chivalry, King James sent notice to the English, one month in advance, of his intent to invade. However, James's overdeveloped sense of chivalry prompted him to issue a formal challenge to the English army under the Earl of Surrey and await him in position. The Lord Great Chamberlain presents the spurs, which represent chivalry. It was no time for pugilistic chivalry, and my brother laid him quiet with a kick, and gripped the collar of the man who pulled at the slender lady's arm. The upper class or nobility, represented chiefly by the Knight and his Squire, was in Chaucer's time steeped in a culture of chivalry and courtliness. From Geoffrey's grand description of Caerleon, Camelot gains its impressive architecture, its many churches and the chivalry and courtesy of its inhabitants. Builders took the opportunity to draw on symbolism, through the use of motifs, to evoke a sense of chivalry that was aspired to in the Middle Ages amongst the elite. Revival or mock castles became popular as a manifestation of a Romantic interest in the Middle Ages and chivalry, and as part of the broader Gothic Revival in architecture. The Cavalieri di San Marco was the only order of chivalry ever instituted in Venice, and no citizen could accept or join a foreign order without the government's consent. Francis came to learn chivalry, dancing, and music and he loved archery, falconry, horseback riding, hunting, jousting, real tennis and wrestling. Ola may be a tough taskmistress but she has strong traditional values and a soft, kind heart while he has a deep vein of chivalry that infuses their partnership with respect. He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry. Chivalry is defined as a combination of qualities including courage, honour, courtesy and a readiness to help the weak. A former high-class handicapper on the Flat for Sir Mark Prescott, Chivalry earned his corn over hurdles last winter and is now set to tackle fences. Chivalry and the ethos of courtly love developed in royal and noble courts. The procedure was based on that of the civil law, but the substantive law was recognised to be English, and peculiar to the Court of Chivalry. Unlike the Court of Chivalry, the Court of the Lord Lyon is very much alive, and is fully integrated into the Scottish legal system. In England, Northern Ireland and Wales the use of arms is a matter of civil law and regulated by the College of Arms and the Court of Chivalry. In England the exclusive jurisdiction of deciding rights to arms, and claims of descent, is vested in the Court of Chivalry. Show More Sentences The High Court of Chivalry is a civil court in England and Wales with jurisdiction over cases dealing with heraldry. Chivalry was in Chaucer's day on the decline, and it is possible that The Knight's Tale was intended to show its flaws, although this is disputed. In England the officer with power to adjudicate on legal aspects of the law of arms is the Earl Marshal, whose court is known as the Court of Chivalry. Examples from Classical Literature I am that atlantes who watched over him in childhood, and as he grew to manhood he was ever the first in all deeds of chivalry. The chivalry of Austria will surely suffer no attaint from one whose distinction it is to be your relative, and a Dalton. The boarhound, as if conscious of this appeal to his chivalry, turned a knowing eye on the two girls. A book containing the general orders, and a quantity of brass knuckles were also left behind by the chivalry. This chivalric deed touched whatever there was of chivalry in the savage bosom. Then we are agreed that it is not a matter of sentiment, it is not a matter of chivalry. Strange as it may seem, these castles were the birthplaces and homes of chivalry. That's a long way from the days of the 'wild geese' and the order of chivalry, isn't it? The commanderies of chivalry, two hundred at least in number, were likewise enormously profitable. Good customs are universal and varied, like native chivalry and self-defence. He was also, in conjunction with the earl marshal, president of the court of chivalry or court of honour. That sense of humor does not lessen but it lightens the gallantry and chivalry which is the earmark of Westerners. And at the siege of Grave the chivalry of Brabant made a similar use of carrion to empoison the garrison into a surrender. The gaiety of the woman and the chivalry of the man blended most harmoniously. These were the flower and chivalry of the mha blood, and they swam like young porpoises, every one of them. With unproclaimed chivalry and a readiness to meet the foe which tells its own story, the Western men come on. It was the time not only of preciosity, but of the Fronde, with its turbulent adventures and fantastic chivalry. The high-spirited knights of one side challenged the prowest knights of the other, as their predecessors in chivalry had done. So through the sunny winter day the chivalry of England poured down through the dark pass of Roncesvalles to the plains of Spain. With his usual activity he sprang forward and the scion of chivalry ran. Show More Sentences He woos a beauty, and the chivalry of France shall witness his triumph. The ballads are mock-heroic, parodies of the ballads of chivalry. This was no time for fine compunctions, nor for a chivalry that these cruel demons would neither appreciate nor reciprocate. Mr. Falkland personifies the spirit of chivalry at its best and its worst. Of this new empire, feudality and chivalry were the opposite elements. So garvey pulls his act before the flower and chivalry of Harbor Hills. A latent chivalry held him which no depths of drunkenness could drown. Malignant planets, cruel destiny, Pursued them both, the fair Manchegan dame, And the unconquered star of chivalry. His chivalry is as lasting as the hills of the Old Dominion. I floated along under the spell of enchantment, as if I had been transported to an heroic age, and breathed an atmosphere of chivalry. The age of chivalry has its legend in the centaurs and Cheiron. Then it was that Chip's native chivalry and self-mastery were put to test. The history of chivalry has no match for the character of san martin. Snagsby and touches his hat with the chivalry of clerkship to the ladies on the stairs. Here, and at Lansdowne, fell the flower of the Cornish chivalry. The Southern chivalry howled, and hanged or burned some one in effigy. I believe there should be more chivalry, courtesy and courtliness in the House of Commons than is evident now. It bore no emblem of the deceased's birth or quality, for armorial bearings were then a novelty among the Norman chivalry themselves and, were totally unknown to the Saxons. Their mode of approach, to one not acquainted with the tactics and ceremonies of this rude chivalry of the wilderness, had an air of direct hostility. It may be magic spells for aught I know,'' said De Bracy, who possessed his full proportion of the ignorance which characterised the chivalry of the period. Show More Sentences I think the poet desired to embody in this one picture the whole spirit of medieval chivalry and the platonic love of a pure and high-souled knight. In the same way Amadis was the polestar, day-star, sun of valiant and devoted knights, whom all we who fight under the banner of love and chivalry are bound to imitate. This impulse by which the medieval society of scholasticism, feudalism, and chivalry was to be made over into what we call the modern world came first from Italy. Chivalry was a thing of French creation, and throve naturally on French soil. Chivalry and the camaraderie of class have begun to stir in him. Find more words! 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