Code of Chivalry Archive

Why Were Medieval People Easily Offended And Scared Of Rumors?

AncientPages.com | October 14, 2019

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Anyone can be offended by anything at any time today. We see this almost every day, especially on social media, but looking through

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Handshaking Is An Ancient Tradition – When, Where And Why Did We Start To Clasp Hands?

AncientPages.com | August 30, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - We are so used to shaking hands with others that we hardly think about how, where, and why this custom was born. In

However, unlike medieval knights, who usually acted on their own, the nobles had a tendency to form knightly orders and brotherhoods supported by the ruling government.

Code Of Chivalry: ‘Knightly’ Behavior, Courageous Medieval Knights, Warriors And Superior Men

AncientPages.com | June 5, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Medieval knights followed chivalry - the lifestyle and moral code. The term takes its name from the French word chevalier (meaning ‘horseman’), and it