This code of chivalry all comes from King Arthur. It all started with Arthur's father, Uther. Uther receives a sword from the Lady of the Lake and this sword is called Excalibur. Later in the battle between the English, Merlin (the wizard) grants Uther his wish in exchange for whatever he asked for. Regarding this wish, Uther slept with Egrain's wife as he proposed and got her pregnant with his future son, Arthur. When Arthur was born, Merlin came for what he was promised and took Arthur away with him, raising him. What Merlin knew was that Uther's son would soon become the new king of England. The soon-to-be king, Arthur, must become a knight and is granted the right to be king. However; there are three examples of chivalry from the two texts, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Morte d'Arthur" are courage, honor and protection of the queen and all women. King Arthur, a brave man, who knew how to extract a sword from a stone in the simplest way possible. As for everyone else who was tired, it was almost impossible. This was only the initial stage of Arthur's transformation into king. The thing Merlin did’...
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