Chivalry was a code of behavior that medieval knights followed. Chivalry was a feature of the High and later Middle Ages in Western Europe. The system of chivalry flourished most vigorously in the 12th and 13th centuries before deteriorating at the end of the Middle Ages. However, the ideals of chivalry continued to influence models of behavior for gentlemen and the nobility during the Renaissance in the 16th century. In the 9th and 10th centuries, …showed first 75 words of 466 total…

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