Chivalry is alive and still attractive. What they called common back then is practiced as polite manners nowadays. Most people do not understand the esscense of the chivalric code. For example the armed forces protect those weaker than themselves everyday.They show an unattainable amount of courage and honor on a daily basis every time they put themselves in the line of battle and to fight for the country and president. Chivalry today is embodied by people whose actions are always trustworthy and admirable; who understand that strength and gentleness are not opposites; and who know the importance of standing by one’s principles, no matter how tempting the compromise. Chivalry isn't always about saving the damsel in distress either. The main idea of the woman was brought about by the queen and the courtly love that the middle ages sufficed as a uprising for womens equality. Most knights fought for their queen, and their wives if they had one. The men and women in the armed forces do the same. Chivalry is still alive, every time a battle is tussled and a woman is wooed.