Chivalry During The Medieval Ages

During the Medieval time period, knights were extremely well respected soldiers that rode on the backs of horses in suits of heavy armour. The majority of men in a Medieval society could not afford the price it costed to be a knight. The heavy and costly armour, weapons and horse is what made being a knight such an honor. Since the price of being a knight was remarkably high, knight were extremely well respected. Along with the glory that came with being a knight, there were duties that were required. A duty required by a knight was the code of Chivalry.
Chivalry was a set of values that consisted of courtesy, loyalty, honor, courage keeping promises and truthfulness. Knights had to follow this code because it was expected of them.