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 shall remain faithful to thy pledged word.

IX. Thou shalt be generous and give lagress to everyone

X. Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against
Injustice and Evil.

The Knightly Virtues
 

 1. Liberality: Generosity; open mindedness
2. Honor: Any token of recognition for distiguished services or high merit; a fine sense of what is just and right with readiness to apply it to ones own conduct in relation to others
3. Good faith: Trust upon word alone
4. Glory: Great honor, popular praise, renown
5. Unselfishness: Generous; caring for others above oneself
6. Pride: A popular feeling of esteem for ones own qualities or achievements
7. Patience: The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression and calamity.
8. Courtesy: Formal politeness, favor instead of right
9. Bravery: Courage in the presence of danger; having fear but doing it anyway
10. Loyalty: Faithfulness to country, duty and friend

Rules of Courtly Romance

From the Art of Courtly Love by Andreas Capellanus
 

 1. Thou shalt not avoid aravice like the deadly pestilence and thou shalt embrace its opposite.
2. Thou shalt keep thyself chaste for the sake of her thou lovest
3. Thou shalt not knowingly strive to break up a correct love affair that someone is engaged in.
4. Thou shalt not choose for thy love anyone whom a natural sense of shame forbides thee to marry.
5. Be mindful compleately to avoid falsehood.
6. Patience is the greatest virtue of love.
7. Being obedient in all things to the commands of ladies.
8. In giving and recieving loves solaces let modesty be ever present.
9. Thou shalt speak no evil.
10. Thou shalt be a revealer of love affairs.
11. Thou shalt be in all things polite and courteous.
12. In practicing the solaces of love thou shalt not exceed the desires of thy lover.
13. Arts are the food of the Chilverous.
14. Anger blinds, a cool head wins the day

Championship

One of the most important aspects of Chivalry is the Championship of a Lady. When you find a person whom you feel is worthy to be championed by you this is an example oath that you should use to bind your sword to her honor.....

"My dearest Lady, at this juncture I find myself befret of a Lady to Champion. It would be a great honor for myself and my entire household if I could fight with your favor, and be your Champion in this upcoming Affair of Arms. I will do my best to prove the strength of my arms so that I may show to those nobles assembled, your great honor, beauty and gentle grace."

If she excepts your offer of Championship, she is then expected to bestow upon you a favor. A favor is a piece of cloth or jewlery which is personal to the Lady. You wear the favor in your belt as a sign that you are fighting for her and that you will do your best to uphold her honor on the tourney field.
 

Thanks to :  the Kingdom of Virtopia,
whose permission was given for the use of this information.

back to MAIN

Codes of CHIVALRY for the Shadowknights