The book, A Distant Mirror, wrote by Barbara Tuchman, was about two contradictory images of the fourteenth century. One of images she displayed throughout her writing is, the good age of the cathedrals, crusades, and chivalry. The opposite image is a world filled with chaos and spiritual torment. Throughout this section of book presented she is mainly talking about the life and duties of a knight. First Tuchman explains how the knights become more spiritually accepted by the church and Christian theory. She states that the chivalry developed their own criteria. The knight had to have a combination of courage, strength, and skill. The knights had to master the characteristics of being; honorable, loyal, and also courteous. This was all created
