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Dustyn -> RE: Chivalry is not dead (4/29/2006 3:52:49 AM)
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Chivalry, as it is written about in modern times, both existed and was a figment of hte author's imagination.
It started as a code of honor for knights, both on and off the field of battle. And winning the hand of a woman was just another battle, more often than not, especially in terms of how well one could get in with the potential father-in-law. Mainly just in terms of militaristic support, or financial, but the end result was still the same. Knights in plate armor and swinging swords weren't quite as interested in teh delicateness of a female, since they were meant to run the castle and leave the affairs of men to men. The whole revamping of the Knight in Shining Armor concept came towards the end of the Renaissance, actually, when courtly manners were highly prized over martial prowess.
Sadly, youth of today have a vry twisted and demented sense of honor, although it is still there and they will stand on it until someone knocks them off or, more appropriately, shoots them off.
Kids only have manners when they are trying to impress a girl, and even then, they are only half-hearted attempts compared to what my generation was taught, and only a ghost of what my parents were taught.
Chivalry, as a concept, is mostly dead and long since buried. Manners are slowly dissolving into nothingness as well. There are still a few houses that have kids that understand, and use, manners, but they are becoming fewer and farther between. But then again, life is more hectic than it used to be, and well, if yer not around your kids for longer than it takes to see if they are breathing or not, they won't learn manners.
Just my opinion on the whole sorted mess.
- Dustyn
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