The Ten Commandments of Chivalry The Oath of the Paladin #1. Thou shalt believe what The Virtues teach, and shalt observe its directions. The Oath of the Paladin #2. Thou shalt defend the Virtues. The Oath of the Paladin #3. Thou shalt respect all weaknesses, and shalt constitute thyself the defender of them. The Oath of the Paladin #4. Thou shalt love the country in which thou wast born. The Oath of the Paladin #5. Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy. The Oath of the Paladin #6. Thou shalt make war against the Infidel (those who attack the weak and the poor) without cessation, and without mercy. The Oath of the Paladin #7. Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to the laws of Virtue. The Oath of the Paladin #8. Thou shalt never lie, and shalt remain faithful to thy pledged word. The Oath of the Paladin #9. Thou shalt be generous, and give largesse to everyone. The Oath of the Paladin #10. Thou shalt always Be the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil. The Most Important Oath -- A Paladin was forbidden to ever harm a woman or child. He could not stand by and allow a woman or child to be harmed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This was the code of the true medieval Paladin/Knight.