Facts about chivalry

Answer 1

Chivalry is a system of ethical ideals and a set of guidelines for proper knightly conduct. The main chivalric virtues included honor, courtesy, piety, loyalty, chastity, and valor. Knights were to protect people who could not protect themselves including elders, widows, and children.

Answer 2

During the Middle Ages Chivalry was an attempt to mitigate the harshness and brutal of knights. Respect for women and children was an attempt to slow down the extreme violence that was often visited upon the physically less powerful during this era.