![]() ![]() Knightly virtues such as courage, justice, mercy, service, chivalry, and courtesy are timeless and universal-for all people in all times in all places. Knighthood is not merely a military profession but a way of life that cultivates gentlemen and ladies.Įvery society and period of history require men who follow the knightly ideals that elevate the human condition, refine human manners, defend the enduring values of civilization, and restore “The Golden Age” to a world in love with force, power, domination, and money. An Eternal Codeĭon Quixote, however, knows that the moral code of a knight never ages. ![]() Jousts, armor, and lances are obsolete in the new world called “The Iron Age.”Īs the military practice of knighthood has become outdated, the virtues of the knight have also become relics of the past. We hope that it may inspire children and adults alike to become acquainted, or re-acquainted, with some of the classics of English literature.Īs a Spanish gentleman living a quiet life of retirement and enjoying his favorite pastime of reading medieval romances about knights and their ladies, Don Quixote one day feels inspired to emulate the knights of old and restore the ideals of chivalry, honor, truth, courtesy, and service that his own age has relegated to the past.īecause the modern man of the sixteenth century has revolutionized the nature of warfare by the invention of gunpowder, the institution of knighthood has declined and disappeared. This article is part of a series on Favorite Characters in Literature.
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