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Originally Posted by blankall
I found this really bizarre. Most of the knights were prominent members of very powerful families. Presumably if you hack up some very important prince it's going to create all sorts of grudges and problems.
My understanding was that the tournaments were always about sport, but due to their nature, lots of "accidents" occurred and people were maimed or killed. These scenes were just bizarre.
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Wouldn't we class these guys as more of a brutal police force, goon squad then knights.
I know a lot of people refer to knights and a code of Chivalry.
Just for fun here's the code of Chivalry
https://www.cbsd.org/cms/lib/PA01916...y%20Source.pdf
Chopping up a mutilating "criminals" would be covered by 3 5 7 and 10.
I would expect that because this is clearly a pre christian society there is more of a brutal feudal code where criminals and enemies are considered to be below the state and knights and there wouldn't be a one shalt not kill rider.
I mean lets be honest, when the knights went on the crusades, the code of Chivalry didn't stop them from a sporting day of dipping your sword into woman and children of your enemies.