Chivalry In Green Knight And Morte D Arthur

Medieval Morals

(A discussion on the use of chivalry in the Green Knight and Morte D’Arthur)

In the medieval times, the Chivalry code was not taken lightly. This was something that if one wanted to be an honorable soldier/man, they would undoubtedly follow all the various things that fell under this code of conduct. It was not a question. One followed by it, or their reputation was ruined for all of history and their family name was practically dishonored. The use of chivalry is used often and found frequently in these early medieval romances that are based on legends. In the Green Knight and Morte D’Arthur, chivalry is shown in the three forms of honesty and courage, respect toward women and the king, and strength in fighting.

To start off, chivalry in the form of honesty and courage is shown in many examples found in Green Knight and Morte D’Arthur. This is greatly shown in the Green Knight as lines 360-661 read, “As down it descended with

As it is the medieval romance period, this will be demonstrated in almost all texts from this time. Although, it is very strongly shown in Morte D’Arthur as the text briefly explains, “And thus they fought all the long day, and never stinted till the noble knights were laid to the cold earth. And ever they fought still till it was near night, and by then was there an hundred thousand laid dead upon the down.” These men knew that their lives were obviously over, yet they fought until the very end. This is also demonstrated by King Arthur because he was already well aware of the foretelling of his death and that if he were to fight, it would be unquestionably fatal; yet he did so anyway. King Arthur fought with strength until his very last breath, as even after he had been stabbed by his own son, he had the strength to push through it and finish off his son as