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Sons of Chivalry


When a damsel in distress needs to be rescued from a dragon's lair or a devil's dungeon. When a Liege-Lord desires to route and repel his enemies. They call upon the one and only noble knight. It might surprise many to know that knights weren't always the champions of chivalry or the valiant virtuous men they've so often been depicted as. Originally, knights were brigands. They were barbarians who were prone to every one of the deadly sins. There are accounts of these men raping women, slaying peasants (without cause), pillaging towns and stealing crowns. The early knights were denizens of debauchery. Their shining armor instilled fear instead of inspiring the fight for freedom. The Church disturbed by these uncouth and intemperate warriors, decided to do something to reform them. Thus the Chivalric Code was devised. The code was to promote pious and proper morals. Once implemented, the Code of Chivalry changed chevaliers, nay transformed them into godly soldiers of Christ, The Church, and Country.

The knight that rides into battle in prayer and who rescues the oppressed from invaders was born through the baptism of the Church. These Crusaders are the real warriors that women wish would woo them and men wish to be like. Without Christ, a knight is no different than any wordly paid soldier. It is the character, the moral and religious compass that makes a knight a knight. We really see an accurate portrayal of this new knighthood in the military orders of Palestine. The Knights Templar, The Knights of St. John, The Knights of St. Lazarus, and many more took the code of chivalry bequeathed to them by the clergy and endeavored to serve God with each and every breath.

Thus I find it interesting how people try to purge religion from this medieval warrior. To do so is to restore them to their monstrous form. You can't separate piety from the paladin. What makes the knight a beacon of light in dark times is the code of chivalry; which was invented and drafted by the Church. Therefore the knights that all people are drawn to are the Christian reformed warriors. The knight as we know it is the product of the Church.

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All that I have divulged is my own paraphrase of information found in Holy Warriors: The Religious Idealogy of Chivalry by Richard W. Kaeuper.

 


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