Yes, women DID kill Chivalry, and it was the right thing to do!

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Yes, women DID kill Chivalry, and it was the right thing to do!


The word "chivalry" is derived from a word that means "horsemanship", and refered to a specific class of mounted knights.


The "code of chivalry" was later developed and upheld by this elite corp of "courtly knights". This code was nothing more than a set of rules and ettiquitte for conducting oneself when in service to a King, and thus representing him and his name. It was designed to make those who upheld the code look good; to appear chaste and incorruptible.


Yes, there were portions of the code that pretained to the treatment of women, but they served no purpose further than good manners, and another way to keep women under control, and to ensure strict virginity before marital monogamy.


I'm not at all sexist, or feminist, but chivalry reigned during a time when women had little to no rights, and were seen as little more than property that could be traded and sold (through arranged marriages) to increase her father or brother's standing and wealth.


Women were seen as weak and defensless, and they were often expected to let men speak and fight for them, even where they were capable of doing so for themselves. They weren't allowed to wield any real power, and they weren't even allowed to learn skills that could grant them more power, without the consent of their husbands or fathers. It was also quite difficult for a Lady to retain her wealth and status in the event of her husband's death, as her social status and title were tired exclusivly to her husband or father.


It was an ideal of *knights*, not the code, to preform great deeds to win the favor and heart of the woman he desired. Knights could rise to noble status and marry the daughters of wealthy Lords, but they needed an edge over wealthier suiters who weren't at risk of an early death on the battlefield. "Courtly love", or courtship rituals, could not infringe upon the code of chilvary, and so the rules of courtship were interwoven into later revisions of the code to protect the code. (And it is these later revisions made popular by Aurthurian legend that are falsely accepted as *the* code of chivlary today.)


But once the courtship was over, and the knight had won his "Lady Fair", (by impressing her father) he could then claim his trophy, and she was then his property. A Lady still had to be treated with respect, in the public eye. It was against the code to shame or harm women, unless they "stepped out of line", at which point the knight was honor bound to God and King to punish her.


"Happy wife, happy life". A pampared or well kept woman was less likly to act out and embarrass her Lord and husband, and so, it simply made sense to spoil her. In return, she would work tirelessly behind the scenes to help keep up apearances. Knights were held to a higher standard in many cases, and his Lady comanded just as much respect.


https://chivalrytoday.com/women-chivalry/


It was her job to chastise him if he strayed from his vows, to the code. She was supposed to be his shrink, his conscience, and essentially his mother. And to that end, keep him motivated to his cause, at all cost. Under the code of Chilvary, not only do you *have* to go make that sammich, he shouldn't have to ask for it, it should be waiting for him, because going hungry could cause a lapse in judgement! But he's supposed to admire and praise you for being such a good caregiver/housekeepper upon delivery.


That sounds a lot like the 1950's. You know, the era women fought so hard to end furing the sexual revolution? Ironic, don't you think?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalry


https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chivalry


https://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=chivalry


https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/chivalry


Yes, women DID kill Chivalry, and it was the right thing to do!
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