Chivalry was an important quality that people wanted to maintain between the 12th and 15th centuries. Chivalry meant that a person had to be brave, courteous, generous, gallant, show respect for women, and have excellent manners in daily life. Chivalry was a difficult quality for people to accept and be able to perform on a daily basis, but it was still a quality that many people had a lot of respect for and wanted to have. People even started writing tales about chivalry and different warriors who wore fancy armor. Authors began writing stories about chivalry because there was so much respect for chivalrous people and it was such a difficult quality for a person to have. Most written stories were primarily about a select group of honorable knights and a king; the king was King Arthur and the knights were the different knights of the Round Table. A popular example of a character in a story that showcased chivalry is Sir Gawain in the story "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". In the tale "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Sir Gawain showed his chivalric qualities by doing good deeds throughout the tale. Some of these chivalrous qualities included remaining loyal to his king, respecting another man's wife, and keeping his word even if it might lead to his death. At the beginning of the story there was a "New Year's Eve party going on". at King Arthur's court in Camelot. (p. 96)" The celebrations were about to begin, but before they could begin they were "interrupted by an immense green knight who suddenly... appeared at the door of the corridor (p. 96) "The knight came to the feast on horseback" a green horse and... armed with a gigantic ax (p. 96)" The knight came to the celebrations not to have fun, but to challenge "The captain of. ... [the] crowd: (page 96 line 5)" Better known as King Arthur of Camelot. The Green Knight wanted to challenge anyone in the house to a contest. The contest required any person in the house to stand up and strike a blow to this mysterious knight and allow the knight to return the blow twelve months later Sir Gawain showed a lot of courage when he agreed to give the blow to this mysterious man in the name of Camelot.