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<p><b>The Code of Chivalry in the Next Millennium</b></p>
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<a href="Photos-Farrell/Chivalry-Author-Bio-400.jpg" target="_blank" title="Scott Farrell, tapestry, helm (large)"><img src="Photos-Farrell/Chivalry-Author-Bio-250.jpg" width="250" height="377" border="0" align="right" alt="Scott Farrell, tapestry, helm" hspace="4" vspace="2"></a>Mention <b>chivalry</b> and three words come to mind: <i><a href="Farrell/Chivalry-Is-Dead.html" target="Body" title="Chivalry is Dead?">Chivalry is dead</a>.</i> Perhaps that's because many people don't have a thorough understanding of what chivalry really is. The concept of chivalry is certainly exemplified by little acts of courtesy and deference, like holding a door open for someone, but at its heart, chivalry is much more than that.</p>
<p>Chivalry is a code of conduct created by the knights of the Middle Ages to combat the attitudes of brutality, ignorance and prejudice which were all-too-common in that era of darkness and cruelty. Far from being dead, chivalry today is embodied by people whose actions are always trustworthy and admirable; who understand that strength and gentleness are not opposites; and who know the importance of standing by one's principles, no matter how tempting the compromise.</p>
<p>In short, chivalry is the quality which we see in someone who, even today, is worthy of being called "a knight in shining armor."</p>
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<p><b><i>— Scott Farrell</i></b></p>
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<p><b>The Knightly Virtues</b></p>
<p>In today's world, the modern code of chivalry is comprised of seven <i>knightly virtues:</i></p>
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<li type="circle">Courage
<li type="circle">Justice
<li type="circle">Mercy
<li type="circle">Generosity
<li type="circle">Faith
<li type="circle">Nobility<br>
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<p>Each of these concepts is important in itself, and every one of these virtues is an admirable quality, but when all of them blend together in one person, we discover the value, and power, of <i>chivalry today.</i></p>
<p><a href="Portraits/Do-You-Know-a-Knight.html" target="Body" title="Do You Know A Knight In Shining Armor?">Do You Know A Knight In Shining Armor?</a></p>
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