What is Chivalry?

Giving Chivalry The Bird

Giving Chivalry The Bird

Scott Farrell comments: Self-improvement has become something of an obsession for us in today's world. Books on diet, beauty, and productivity sell by the truckload every. . .Read More
A Shift In Chivalry

A Shift In Chivalry

Scott Farrell comments: When someone says “chivalry is dead,” they are usually lamenting the demise of things that were once thought of as “gentlemanly” behavior,. . .Read More
Passing Chivalry

Passing Chivalry

Scott Farrell comments: Little acts of kindness and consideration are deeply woven into our cultural fabric. Whether you call them “chivalry” or just good manners,. . .Read More
Chivalry is Dead?

Chivalry is Dead?

Reassessing the demise of the knight in shining armor Whenever I give a talk on the subject of chivalry, I can rest assured that, no. . .Read More

Wave to the Trash Man

Appreciating those who do life’s unpleasant jobs: A lesson in the virtue of generosity. My next door neighbor, Tim, is a school teacher, which means. . .Read More
The Seven Knightly Sins

The Seven Knightly Sins

Learning about the chivalric virtues by examining their opposites Often we can achieve a deeper understanding of something by examining its opposite. Our knowledge of. . .Read More

Zen in the Art of Chivalry

Simple reflections on the Knightly Virtues Scholars of both literature and social history often dismiss the Code of Chivalry as “simplistic,” saying that the knightly. . .Read More
The Seven Knightly Virtues

The Seven Knightly Virtues

Essential elements of today’s code of chivalry [caption id="attachment_6634" align="alignright" width="300"] All of a knight’s virtues were symbolized by the equipment he used, and perhaps. . .Read More