During the middle ages, it was a period of time where knights in shining armor were considered to have chivalry. In the eleventh and twelfth century, they were considered chivalrous because they stayed loyal, showed bravery, and generosity towards each other. If anyone called them out in a fight they would have to step up and battle the opponent because it was a part of their chivalrous manner. King Arthur made the code of chivalry because he like to have law and order. The code is like the Ten Commandments in the bible where it says " You shall have no other Gods before Me.You shall not make idols.You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not
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He also used his special weapon called Excalibur to fight battles. "Most often these mythical heroes require special weapons... Arthur had a magical sword Excalibur."(Wood).The Lady in the lake gave it to Arthur and once he was finished using it he told his knight Bedivere to take it back to her. Arthur stayed loyal to his kingdom in Camelot because he wanted to play a leading role for the society and for his knights. For example, King Arthur had to fight his son who pretended to be an dedicated knight named Mordred. Arthur was warned in his dream by Sir Gawain " I was against thee, for now I have death, whereof Sir Gawain warned me in my dream" (Malory 312). If he would have waited until Lancelot came back he would have stayed alive but chivalry took over and he didn't back down from the fight causing his death. Lancelot has also been a brave knight and never back down from a fight because he would be breaking the code. King Arthur wanted all his knights to know that everyone was going to fight until there was death. Each knight had each other back and there was no backing out of it.
He also used his special weapon called Excalibur to fight battles. "Most often these mythical heroes require special weapons... Arthur had a magical sword Excalibur."(Wood).The Lady in the lake gave it to Arthur and once he was finished using it he told his knight Bedivere to take it back to her. Arthur stayed loyal to his kingdom in Camelot because he wanted to play a leading role for the society and for his knights. For example, King Arthur had to fight his son who pretended to be an dedicated knight named Mordred. Arthur was warned in his dream by Sir Gawain " I was against thee, for now I have death, whereof Sir Gawain warned me in my dream" (Malory 312). If he would have waited until Lancelot came back he would have stayed alive but chivalry took over and he didn't back down from the fight causing his death. Lancelot has also been a brave knight and never back down from a fight because he would be breaking the code. King Arthur wanted all his knights to know that everyone was going to fight until there was death. Each knight had each other back and there was no backing out of it.