Honoré Bouvet, unlike many of his contemporaries, emphasizes the philosophy of putting one’s lord above all else. Bouvet strongly disagreed with the idea of the individually acting knight. If his instruction from the Tree of Battles was ever truly followed in its entirety, it would be an example of perfectly functioning feudalism. However, it seems more likely that this book would have been seen more as a theoretical set of principles. Most agreed with them, but they did not necessarily live by them.
Honoré Bouvet, unlike many of his contemporaries, emphasizes the philosophy of putting one’s lord above all else. Bouvet strongly disagreed with the idea of the individually acting knight. If his instruction from the Tree of Battles was ever truly followed in its entirety, it would be an example of perfectly functioning feudalism. However, it seems more likely that this book would have been seen more as a theoretical set of principles. Most agreed with them, but they did not necessarily live by them.