Comments on: Chivalry for Children Program

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:21:53 +0000

I hate to be the one that points it out, and I know it has little to do with the actual point of the story. But you are using Chivalry in the corrupt modern sense. In its true sense, Chivalry was just a concept dreamed up to control troublesome knights. Knights could loot and pillage off the peasants and still be considered Chivalrous, due to the fact that chivalry only applied to the noble class.
What you are doing is noble (I hate to use that word too.) but lets call a spade a spade. As some Chroniclers of the time tell us Knights were the bane of their lives in regards to living an orderly life.
Keep up the good work, but in future maybe look at the real heroes (Ghandi, Martin Luther King, etc.) as opposed to the romanticized rapist and murders.

By: Chivalry for Children

Chivalry for Children — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:57:42 +0000

Ann:

Thank you for your kind words. The Newman University Faire will always have a special place in my memory (and my closet: I have 10 or 15 Kansas Newman and Newman University Renaissance Faire Tee-shirts in my chest-of-drawers). It was there, as volunteers and with the SCA, and later with the Royal Court that Chris and I got started as Faire Royalty. I will always regret the University’s decision to end the Tradition, but I understand that the institution needed to move on. In the meantime, the inspiration of the Sisters and Staff live on in spirit of Chivalry as elucidated in the Chivalry for Children Program.
Thank you.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:38:10 +0000

Allen will be delighted that you enjoyed the article. I’ll be sure to pass this on to him. Thanks for posting.

By: Ann Fox

Ann Fox — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:40:01 +0000

Allen and Christine,

“The NU Renaissance Faire is dead.” As alumni director at Newman University, I’ve heard THAT a thousand times. . . followed by “how sad” and “when will it come back”. Your article thrills me. .. it gives me another reason to say “The Ren Faire LIVES” in a great program teaching 7 virtues/ Chilvalry. . . .Thanks for taking time to share information about your program; you can bet I’ll be spreading the word!