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Code of Chivalry
I.ThoushaltbelieveallthattheChurchteachesandshaltobserveallitsdirections.II.ThoushaltdefendtheChurch.III.Thoushaltrespectallweaknesses,andshaltconstitutethyselfthedefenderofthem.IV.Thoushaltlovethecountryinwhichthouwastborn.V.Thoushaltnotrecoilbeforethineenemy.VI.Thoushaltmakewaragainsttheinfidelwithoutcessationandwithoutmercy.VII.Thoushaltperformscrupulouslythyfeudalduties,iftheybenotcontrarytothelawsofGod.VIII.Thoushaltneverlie,andshaltremainfaithfultothypledgedword.IX.Thoushaltbegenerous,andgivelargessetoeveryone.X.ThoushaltbeeverywhereandalwaysthechampionoftheRightandtheGoodagainstInjusticeandEvil.
LéonGautier,Chivalry,trans.HenryFrith(NewYork:CrescentBooks,1989),p.26
ACTIVITYONE:Writeeachcommandmentinyourownwords,usingcomplete
sentences.Youwillneedtouseaseparatesheetofpaper.
Beforeparaphrasingthecommandments,besuretolookupanywordsyoudo
notunderstand.Pleasenumbereachcommandment1-10.
(10pointspercommandment.5pointsforincompletesentencesormissing
partsofthecommandment.)
Name:____________________________________________________Date:________________________Period:_______
ACTIVITYTWO:Definethewordslistedbelow.(10pointsperword)Youmaywriteonthissheetofpaper.
Recoil
Infidel
Cessation
Scrupulously
Largesse
ACTIVITYTHREE:ComprehensionQuestions.BasedonyourreadingofGautier’sCodeofChivalry,answerthequestionsbelow.CommandmentsIandIIThesetwocommandmentshavetodowithpiety.Whydoyouthinkitwasimportantforaknighttobepious?
CommandmentIIIWhatdoyouthinkthiscommandmentmeansby“weaknesses,”andwhywoulditbenecessaryforaknighttodefendthem?
CommandmentIVThiscommandmenthastodowithpatriotism.Howdoyouthinkpatriotismaffectshowaknightseestheworld?
CommandmentsV,VI,andVIIWhodoyouthinkthe“enemy”is?Whoisthe“infidel”?Whatisaknight’s“feudalduty”?
CommandmentsVIII,IXandXThesethreecommandmentshavetodowithaknight’scharacter.Whatarethevaluesthataknightmustuphold?OnlineSource:http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/mdvl145/resource/codes/chivalry.htmPrintSource:Gautier,Leon.Chivalry:TheEverydaylifeoftheMedievalKnight.NewYork:CrescentBooks,1989.