... . While soldiers in modern times often fight for personal reasons or out of obligation, soldiers of the medieval era fought out of loyalty to their leader or country. The traditions of the warring nobility, in the middle ages, heavily emphasized the points of chivalry, piousness, courage, and camaraderie. In looking at medieval literature, The Song of Roland, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Beowulf, seem to best ... convey the preceding points. Chivalry is perhaps the second most important aspect of warring in the middle ages, second only to the Christian faith, but is one that most...

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