Geoffroi De Charny

About the Author

Geoffroi de Charny (c. 1306–1356) was a distinguished French knight, renowned for his valor and chivalry during the turbulent era of the Hundred Years' War. Serving as a trusted advisor to King Jean II, he participated in pivotal battles such as Poitiers, where he met his heroic end defending the French monarch. De Charny's literary legacy endures through his treatise 'A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry (The Middle Ages Series),' a profound guide to the virtues of knighthood, emphasizing honor, loyalty, and moral conduct amid the chaos of medieval warfare. As one of the earliest works on chivalric ethics, it offers timeless insights into the ideals that shaped European nobility, blending personal experience with philosophical reflection on the knightly code.