The term "chivalry" derives from the Old French term chevalerie, which can be translated as "horse soldiery". Originally, the term referred only to horse-mounted men, from the French word for horse, cheval, but later it … See more

Historian of chivalry Richard W. Kaeuper saw chivalry as a central focus in the study of the European Middle Ages that was too often presented as a civilizing and stabilizing influence … See more

End of chivalry
Chivalry was dynamic; it adjusted in response to local situations, and this probably led to its … See more

• The Book of the Courtier
• Conan the Barbarian
• Domnei See more

Supporters of chivalry have assumed since the late medieval period that there was a time in the past when chivalry was a living institution, when men acted chivalrously, the imitation of which period would much improve the present.
However, with the … See more

Miguel de Cervantes, in Part I of Don Quixote (1605), attacks chivalric literature as historically inaccurate and therefore harmful (see See more

• Alexander, Michael (2007). Medievalism: The Middle Ages in Modern England. Yale University Press. Alexander rejects the idea that … See more