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Encore: Chivalry and Knighthood in Medieval Europe

Tides of History

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Knights and Piety in the Middle Ages

A good man at arms can be pleasing to god. Our friend jean saw himself, of course, as a pious man. He asked for their blessing if he was troubled by any contradictions between that piety and his vocation as a knight. Reformers and critics of chivalry constantly tried to re orient the knight's ideas of honor. They tried to point them toward virtue and service, rather than individual pride and vainglore.

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