英国贵族(英语)

English noble spirits

English nobility has a long history which can be traced back to the Anglo Saxon

period .With

historical

development,

English

nobility

gradually

formed

their

own

unique qualities and spirits.

From my point of view , the most remarkable characteristic of English nobilities is

chivalry. The English

noble ancestors

mostly were military leaders or warriors who

made great contributions in the wars. And in the past, English nobilities had to lead

people to defend against the invasion of the ancient tribes and alien pirates. So they

had to spent lots of time on martial art. As time went by, practicing martial arts has

become

a

way

of

life

for

the

nobilities

and

was

transformed

into

a

kind

of

spirit

,

inherited generation by generation .King Arthur is one of outstanding representative

of

English

nobilities

with

strong

chivalry.

These

are

parts

of

the

oaths

that

a

pre-knight has to swear : be without fear in the face of enemies;be brave and upright

that

God

may

see;

speak

the

truth

even

if

it

leads

to

death;

safeguard

the

helpless.[1]According to the oaths ,chivalry can be summarized as bravery ,honesty

and martial spirits.

Besides, chivalry also advocates being frank and straightforward . The tournament

was an important activity of aristocratic society in the middle ages. English nobilities

would fight face to

face without tricks,which is

completely

contrary to

the Chinese

saying “there can never be too much deception in war”. Another typical example is

courtly

love.

Compared

with

Chinese

ancient

marriage

which

could

not

do

without

matchmakers,courtly love is bold and straight .When a knight meet a beloved lady, he

will wear the symbolistic mark ,vow to protect her and never change his love for her

until

die.

If

the

lady

accepts

the

knight,

a

homage

will

be

held

and

the

knight

will

swear to be loyal to the lady for the rest of his life, defending her reputation.

[2]

Another

important

characteristic

of

English

nobilities

is

independence.

This

characteristic

is

related

to

their

social

and

economic

status .The

income

of

English

nobilities mainly comes from their manors and territories. Although the manors and

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