A knight is gentle, a knight's first duty is to understand. They will not fail you if you interpret them with humanity and kindness. Use them as your guides when things are at their darkest. Act in such a way that when you face the Dark God you need not be ashamed. You are bound by your honor and your word. You may not help anyone to break the law of the land, and you must prevent the breaking of the law at all times, in all cases. It means that rich and poor, young and old, male and female may look to you for rescue and you may not deny them. It means you may not ignore a cry for help. To wear the shield of a knight is an important thing. You will be sworn to protect those weaker than you, to obey your overlord, to live in a way that honors the kingdom and your gods. " If you survive the Ordeal of Knighthood, you will be a knight of the realm. When Duke Gareth observed his class once he told Sir Myles to stick to his actual topic instead of the Code.
CHIVALRY CODE IN WORD CODE
Myles of Olau used to rant in his classes about the Code and dispute it's implications with the pages instead of teaching History and Law. A guideline for how they must live their lives. The Code of Chivalry is a genreal code of condcut for all would be knights. Knights are forbidden from discussing what goes on during their Ordeal. If they are still alive when the chamber doors open, and don't immediately run away or confess to some disgrace, they are knighted in a ceremony that evening. They are forbidden to make any sound during the Ordeal or the preceding night.
Those who survive are knighted.Īfter undergoing a ritual bath where they receive instruction from two knights, the would-be knight must spend the night in contemplation, then enter the Chamber of the Ordeal alone at dawn. Squires undergo the Ordeal during the Midwinter Festival every year. The Ordeal of Knighthood is the most vital part of a knight's training. After mediation they enter the chamber of the ordeal to undergo the Ordeal of Knighthood. Before all knights are knighted, they must take the ritual bath and meditate after being instructed in the code of chivalry. The Code of Civalry sets the rules which Tortallan knights follow.
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