Knights

(AGG) Knights have been around from the dawn to the fall of the medieval ages.
(BS-1) Knights have an interesting culture and social code that dates back hundreds of years, as well as deep roots into medieval law. (BS-2) Feudalism was the dominant social system in medieval England for centuries. (BS-3) Knights supported the feudal system and kept it from collapsing. (TS) Knights, with their unique culture and both social and religious ties, were one of the key parts of feudalism that allowed the system to function throughout the ages.
(MIP-2) Both the armor and the knights themselves changed greatly over time. (SIP-A) It took a bit of time for knights to be recognized as nobility. (STEWE-1) At first, Knights were nothing more than warriors
(SIP-A) The Church not only influenced the duties of knights, it influenced chivalry as well. (STEWE-1) Often, chivalry was a type of Christian discipline, that would orient a man to his ultimate goal of salvation (Keen 16). The Church told the knights that it was part of their religious duty to be chivalrous. (STEWE-2) Chivalry, as described in sources, is a way of life for the military, nobles, and the religious. A way of life is a complicated thing, like chivalry (Keen 17). Chivalry became a literal way of life for knights, partly because the Church heavily enforced it. The Church truly did cause knights to believe in this standard of life. (SIP-B) Chivalry was the system for knights. What they believed in, how they acted, and their` social code were all part of chivalry. (STEWE-1) It was not considered "knightly" to use an enemy's treachery against them (Norman 145). If knights followed this believe, they would be following their code of chivalry. (STEWE-2) Over time, the idea of nobility owing more to virtue than to lineage was hammered out over time (Keen 163). This made knights want to be chivalrous, because if they were, they would be seen as