What does chivalry mean for women?

The effect of chivalry on women was largely the result of the code of chivalry, which required a knight to adhere to principles of honor, virtue, and courtly love. The result of this was that the knights, and through them the whole population, began to regard women in a new light, as people who were elevated and worthy of great honor. In other Words, it put women in general on a pedestal, to be worshipped by men.

The effect of this was not merely honor and politeness, but can be seen in literature and art. The courtly romance, which was first produced at the time when the code of chivalry was dominant, was the first genre of literature intended primarily for a female audience.

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