Book of Chivalry
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The "Book of Chivalry" is a book by Geoffroi de Charny
around the year 1350. It written for knights to better understand how to prioritize chivalric values during the 14th century. Geoffroi also discussed many subjects, however, prized skill at arms over all other knightly virtues, and war over all other forms of contest at arms.
Geoffroi de Charny
Geoffroi de Charny was a French knight and author of at least three works on chivalry. Geoffroi was a knight in the service of King John II of France and a founding member of the Order of the Star, an order of chivalry founded on 6 November 1351 by John II of France in imitation of the Order of...
around the year 1350. It written for knights to better understand how to prioritize chivalric values during the 14th century. Geoffroi also discussed many subjects, however, prized skill at arms over all other knightly virtues, and war over all other forms of contest at arms.
Further reading
- Richard W. Kaeuper & Elspeth Kennedy, The Book of Chivalry of Geoffroi de Charny, Pennsylvania U.P., 1996.