The Ideal of the Chivalric Ethos in Libro del orden de caballería of Ramon Llull
Abstract
The article presents the figure of Ramon Llull (1232-1316), a Catalonian theologian, philosopher and a Secular Franciscan. It also aims at the analysis of his work Libro del orden de caballería (created between 1274 and 1276). The article describes the process of creation and gradual development of the knight ideals, which are also called the chivalric ethos. The main reason behind the creation of the knight ideals was the involvement of the chivalry from Western Europe in the fight with the infidels in the Holy Land and the Reconquista. Llull, similarly to other medieval authors who write about the chivalry, underlines the moral aspect rather than the military one. According to the Spanish theologian, the concern about the spiritual condition of a knight comes to the fore, because it has an effect on the functioning of the entire knighthood.
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