Sunday, November 14, 2010

Chivalry

Chivalry
Prompted by an article on Orla Fay's website (link opposite) on the above topic, and a video posted on Michael Shiels "Sheriff from Navan" about a father and son; the question as to whether chivalry is dead would appear to be answered. At least in the broadest sense, "Chivalry is only a name for that general spirit or state of mind which disposes men to heroic actions, and keeps them conversant with all that is beautiful and sublime in the intelluctual and moral world". The above definition is not mine but from Wikipedia (The Broadstone-Stone of Honour~Kenelm Henelm Gigby) or I wish I'd said that! The page books of history though leave a lot to be desired, and there is little evidence of chivalry, though a code of honour or Esprit de corps , are in no short supply, hardly the same thing! The problem today is that any of the above would appear to be notable only by their absence. The keepers of the common good have reduced everything to the bottom line, but back to this at a later hour! 

Photo: Old Watchtower? lismullen/Skryne.

2 comments:

Orla Fay said...

"Chivalry is only a name for that general spirit or state of mind which disposes men to heroic actions, and keeps them conversant with all that is beautiful and sublime in the intelluctual and moral world". Like that Frank!

Frank said...

Many thanks for the comment, Orla. More to come, but credit to Mr Gigby. Myself I'll have to make do with a poem.