Chivalry

The code of chivalry was a code of conduct for every knight, no matter how powerful or poor he was. The word “chivalry” comes from the Latin word, “cheval,” which means horse. The rules of chivalry stated rules that said to believe in the Church, obey your lord, be courteous to women, be generous, and more rules that involved respect. But, often knights disobeyed these rules. They killed peasants and stole their belongings. Knights also often only married women because they were rich, instead of because they truly loved them. If you were caught doing these types of things, your spurs, or sharp armor gadgets attached to your wrists and/or ankles, were broken, which would be very embarrassing.