chivalric ideals
Medieval noble values
Chivalric ideals are the virtues associated with medieval knighthood: courage, honor, loyalty, courtesy toward women, and protection of the weak.
The phrase usually appears in historical or literary contexts: The novel romanticizes chivalric ideals.
Modern usage often carries irony or nostalgia, acknowledging these standards as outdated or mythologized: His chivalric ideals seemed quaint in the modern dating world.
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- code of honorStandards governing moral conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- knightly virtuesIdeals of medieval warriors
bravery · squire · noble birth · troubadour · courtly love · fair maiden · medieval romance · oath · knight · prowess · noblesse oblige · Arthurian legend · integrity · Sir Gawain · generosity · feudal hierarchy · knight-errant · epic poetry
- honor codeshonor, duty, loyalty, sworn oath, honor-bound
- El CidEl Cid, daughters, banishment, Burgos, Castile
- ParzivalFisher King, Middle High German
chivalric idealssurvival of the fittest
Adaptive advantage perpetuates species
social Darwinism · tyranny · barbarism · brutishness · predatory behavior
chivalric idealscynicism
Distrust of human sincerity
barbarism · savagery · realpolitik · discourtesy · boorishness