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Code of Chivalry I. Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches and shalt observe all its directions. II. Thou shalt defend the Church. III. Thou shalt respect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute thyself the defender of them. IV. Thou shalt love the country in which thou wast born. V. Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy. VI. Thou shalt make war against the infidel without cessation and without mercy. VII. Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to the laws of God. VIII. Thou shalt never lie, and shalt remain faithful to thy pledged word. IX. Thou shalt be generous, and give largesse to everyone. X. Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil. Léon Gautier, Chivalry, trans. Henry Frith (New York: Crescent Books, 1989), p. 26 ACTIVITY ONE: Write each commandment in your own words, using complete sentences. You will need to use a separate sheet of paper. Before paraphrasing the commandments, be sure to look up any words you do not understand. Please number each commandment 1-10. (10 points per commandment. 5 points for incomplete sentences or missing parts of the commandment.)

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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.

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