Linda Colley - Chilvalry's essential function, Maurice Keen has written, is always to hold

Chilvalry's essential function, Maurice Keen has written, is always to hold up an idealised image of armed conflict in defiance of the harsh realities of actual warfare. By definition, chivalry also reaffirms the paramount importance of custom, hierarchy and inherited rank.

- Linda Colley

topic: Reality, Essentials, Warfare, Paramount, Armed Conflict, Harsh Reality