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'''Chivalry''' was the medieval code of behavior for [[knight]]s.  It mandated loyalty to one's [[lord]] and to [[God]], and women were to be honored as the equivalent of the [[Virgin Mary]].  The Code of chivalry was not only intended to create good warriors, but also to endow knights with strong morals and [[faith]]s.  The word itself comes from the French word for "knight", ''chevalier''.

'''Chivalry''' is a code of behavior which adheres to gender-based and other standards of conduct towards others.  It original during the [[feudal]] [[Middle Ages]]s among [[knight]]s, mandating loyalty to one's [[lord]] and to [[God]], and respect by men for women as inspired by the [[Virgin Mary]].  The code of chivalry created strong warriors among knights while endowing them with morals and [[faith]].  The word chivalry comes from the French word for "knight", ''chevalier''.

Knights would usually take an [[oath]] of chivalry before partaking in the [[Crusade]]s, leading and protecting the pilgrims on their journey to [[Jerusalem]].

Knights typically took an [[oath]] of chivalry before partaking in the [[Crusade]]s, leading and protecting the pilgrims on their journey to [[Jerusalem]].

Chivalric romances, books which recounted the deeds of heroic knights such as King Arthur and Amadís de Gaula, were a popular genre of fiction in 16th century [[Europe]]. They were satirized (and immortalized) in [[Don Quixote]], where an aging aristocrat attempts to apply anachronistic chivalric values to his own time, with disastrous results.

Chivalric romances, books which recounted the deeds of heroic knights such as King Arthur and Amadís de Gaula, were a popular genre of fiction in 16th century [[Europe]]. They were satirized (and immortalized) in [[Don Quixote]], where an aging aristocrat attempts to apply anachronistic chivalric values to his own time, with disastrous results.