We saw this wonderful circus wagon at The Circus World Museum at Baraboo, Wisconsin. After doing a little research on the "Age of Chivalry," I discovered that Thomas Bulfinch had written a book called the Age of Fable: Vol. III The Age of Chivalry. The book was published in 1913 and describes the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Bulfinch defines Chivalry as follows: "...Chivalry, which framed an ideal of the heroic character, combining invincible strength and valor, justice, modesty, loyalty to superiors, courtesy to equals, compassion to weakness, and devotedness to the Church; an ideal which, if never met with in real life, was acknowledged by all as the highest model for emulation."
Wow! Wouldn't teaching our children these values make our world a better place?
How do you encourage Chivalry?
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