Even when he is suffering from the wound dealt by the Morholt and possibly nearing his death, Tristan still hopes for a chance to serve King Mark in the future: "perchance some day I will once more serve you, fair uncle, as your harper, your huntsman and your liege" (Bedier 20). The duty of the chivalric knight to serve his lord is constantly on Tristan's mind. He has served his lord, King Mark, by accepting the Morholt's challenge, killing the adversary of the Cornish people, and thus redeeming the honor of Cornwall. Tristan has also demonstrated another aspect of chivalry in his battle with the Morholt. Other matters associated with chivalry include gentlemanly contests in arms supervised by witnesses and heralds, behaving according to the manners of polite society, courtly love, The chivalric ideals involve sparing non-combatants such as women, children, and helpless prisoners the protection of the church honesty in word and bravery in deeds loyalty to one's liege dignified behavior and single-combat between noble opponents who had a quarrel. The tenets of chivalry attempted to civilize the brutal activity of warfare. The right to knighthood in the late medieval period was inherited through the father, but it could also be granted by the king or a lord as a reward for services. The word "chivalry" comes from Old French cheval (horse), and chivalry literally means "horsemanship." Normally, only rich nobility could afford the expensive armor, weaponry, and warhorses necessary for mounted combat, so the act of becoming a knight was symbolically indicated by giving the knight silver spurs. Knighthood expected its adherents to be this code#“I’ve seen better Knighting at a children’s chess tournament.CHIVALRY: An idealized code of military and social behavior for the aristocracy in the late medieval period. Now if we can find a bookie willing to give odds on whether Simon Cowell will critique the Queen’s Knighting. He’ll join the likes of Sir Elton, Sir Mick and Sir Paul among other British entertainers earning Knighthood. Cowell is reported to have paid in excess of £21.7 million in taxes last year, it seems Cowell isn’t just a cash cow for television networks, he’s a government stimulus package all on his own.ĭespite his jackass exterior, it’s a nice award for a genuinely good man. The work for Haiti is obviously great but there might be another reason to suggest Cowell will be honored with Knighthood. Cowell’s group sold 453,000 copies in the first week and over 600,000 in all. REM agreed to waive all royalties and Brown waved any Value Added Tax on the song. This year, after the Earthquake in Haiti, Brown personally called Cowell to put together We Are the World/Band-Aid style super group to release a charity song for the Haitian relief efforts.Ĭowell organized the like of Rod Stewart, Westlife, Take That, Mariah Carey and a slew of others to remake REM’s “Everybody Hurts”. The Queens Honours List, to be released December 31, is said to offer a knighthood to Cowell, rather than a lesser honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire or Officer of the Order of the British Empire.Ĭowell’s name was put forward last year but former Prime Minster Gordon Brown for his work in the British Music industry but as Knighthood is reserved for people who make a global impact, Cowell didn’t make the 2009 Queen’s Honours List. However, it’s his charitable work for Haiti that has him being considered for knighthood. Simon Cowell is best known for his ability to crush the dreams of semi-talented singers as the tight t-shirted Judge of American Idol and the UK’s X-Factor.
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