Quotes from beowulf about the chivalry code code#
The part concerning the involvement of the Church in the institution of the medieval warrior class and its role in the propagation of the code of chivalry could have a clearer presentation if the context of this involvement is given an ample consideration.
Jztinfinity 17:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC) Reply I suppose you are right however about talking about the distance between the ideal and reality. Since violence was such an integral part of midevil society and knightly culture, abolishing it would seem unrealistic and perhaps insulting to the knights, but by introducing rules for the violence, its cruelty, especially to the peasant and priestly classes, could be reduced. Not really, the goal was to tame and control the violence. Shouldn't the paradox of chivalry both curbing and encouraging violence within society be mentioned here? Also this article lacks the difference between historical evidence and the romance/epic tradition of knighthood and chivalry which are two separate things. Stbalbach 18:40, 5 January 2006 (UTC) Reply By protecting thier own interests they protected everyones interest, it was known as the three orders, each balanced the other. Also to distinguish between Church members and non-Church members is kinda silly - everyone was a Church member, there was no non-Church society that wasnt a heresy. If you want to get into the specifics then there is a separate article for the chivalric orders, this is about chivalry in general. Opposing views, anyone, anyone? Ordrestjean 16:44, 5 January 2006 (UTC) Reply See Peace and Truce of God, Feudalism and Crusade for further examples of how the Church pacified violence by nobels in medieval society. The Church did not recognize any society besides itself and the nobles who were in good standing with the pope. The military orders were established to protect the church, its properties, and pilgrims (the faithful) - they were not established to protect the greater "society" as another editor insists on claiming.
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