Volume 1: The History Of Chivalry Or Knighthood And Its Times
Mills, Charles, 1788-1826
Volume 1: The History Of Chivalry Or Knighthood And Its Times. [you are here] Volume 2: The History Of Chivalry Or Knighthood And Its Times CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. CHAP. I. THE ORIGIN AND FIRST APPEARANCES OF CHIVALRY IN EUROPE. General nature of chivalry..Military and moral chivalry ... Origin of chivalry ... Usages of the Germans ... Election of soldiers ... Fraternity..Dignity of obedience ... Gallantry ... The age of Charlemagne ... Chivalry modified by religion ... Ceremonies of AngloSaxon inauguration ... Chivalry sanctioned by councils, and regarded as a form of Christianity ... Nature of chivalric nobility ... Its degrees ... Knight banneret ... His qualifications ... By whom created ... His privileges ... His relation to the bar on ... And incidentally of the war-cry and the escutcheon..The knight ... Qualifications for knighthood..By whom created ... The squirehood ... General view of the other chapters on the institution of chivalry 1 CHAP. II. THE EDUCATION OF A KNIGHT. THE CEREMONIES OF INAUGURATION AND OF DEGRADATION. Description in romances of knightly education ... Hawking and hunting ... Education commenced at the age of seven ... Duties of the page ... Personal service ... Love and religion ... Martial exercises ... The squire ... His duties of personal service ... Curious story of a bold young squire ... Various titles of squires ... Duties of the squire in battle ... Gallantry ... Martial exercises ... Horsemanship ... Importance of squires in the…
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