Chivalry Is Not Dead-At least Not Among Young Italian Boys

[motzart]

I have hit girls and I am not afraid to admit it. Like my mom and sister. Of course no one on here can report me. I've gotten into fist fights with my dad and a few people while in school. I am also an Alcoholic myself and have a few other flaws. My life has been pretty turbulent.

I often feel demoralized or like I can kill someone; if I am pushed to an edge. Dunno if this feeling is normal, but I would say it probably is. I have tried to suppress myself from negative thoughts like this recently and violence and I feel for now I am doing ok.

I also believe that I am a Pyromaniac; seeing things burn really makes a statement to me. I also have ADHD. I have heard that both Pyromania and ADHD may have a genetic correlation to each other.

probably related to being R1b

 

[Melancon]

probably related to being R1b

ah, good one.

 

[Tomenable]

Not only Medieval battle etiquette, Early Modern as well, including linear warfare (chivalry died in trenches):

 

[Angela]

I'm afraid a few minutes googling didn't give Motzart the full picture. This is one of the times when having studied medieval literature comes in handy.

There was indeed an idealistic tradition of chivalric behavior toward women, which didn't exist very much in reality. Originally it was part and parcel of the Marian devotions, but as time passed it was often the province of the "courtly lover", not the husband.

Interestingly, it was in part a borrowing from Saracen tradition. How times have changed, yes?

These are a few links. For others google Chivalry and Courtly Love.

Women and the Chivalric Code:
https://www.brown.edu/academics/phi...hy/files/uploads/WomenAndTheChivalricCode.pdf

Courtly Love:
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/love.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtly_love
"However, other scholars note that courtly love was certainly tied to the Church's effort to civilize the crude Germanic feudal codes in the late 11th century. It has also been suggested that the prevalence of arranged marriages required other outlets for the expression of more personal occurrences of romantic love, and thus it was not in reaction to the prudery or patriarchy of the Church but to the nuptial customs of the era that courtly love arose.^[21]"

 

[Angela]

For some reason the original link to the video is no longer active.

Here it is"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2OcKQ_mbiQ