Dr. David Allen White explores the "other side of chivalry"; knights were obliged to fight loyally for God and for their lords, but were also obliged to perfect courtesy toward others, particularly women. The extensive requirements of the chivalric code, which governed the lives of Medieval knights, is detailed, and the difference between the ideal of marriage and that of courtly love is explored. In depth discussion of the literature concerning King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and the search for the Holy Grail. Taken from: Christianity in the High Middle Ages - 1995 Von Hildebrand Institute