Marie de France's French Knights

  How well do Marie de France's French Knights adhere to the Chivalric Code? Can you show evidence from "Lanval" or "Laustic" that they either do or don't successfully follow some aspect of the code? Here's the list from last week: -- A knight should believe all that the Church teaches and observe all its directions. He should defend the Church. -- A knight should respect all weaknesses, and should always be a the defender of the weak. He should always be protect the defenseless, clerics, peasants, widows, virgins, etc. -- A knight should stand firm again an enemy. -- A knight should love the country in which he was born. -- A knight should wage constant war against non-Christian and show them no mercy. -- A knight should never lie and always fulfill promises made. -- A knight should be generous and always give generously to everyone. -- A knight should be unfailingly polite in speech and behavior. -- In courtly love, a knight should always be chaste while showing deference to women and never offend them.