In the Middle Ages, aristocratic etiquette was basically advocated by the French and the French court, and was generally imitated by other courts.

Nobles, whether they are enemies or friends, must greet each other when they meet. Men (if they do not wear full body armor) are required to hold their right chest with their left hand, take off their hat with their right hand, bow slightly forward and nod at the same time.

The rule for women is to bend their legs slightly at the knees and lift both sides of the skirt with both hands while nodding in greeting.

If the two parties are on horseback, the man's etiquette remains unchanged, and the woman only needs to nod.

If a man is fully armored, he must take off his hat as long as he is not mounted, press his left hand on his right chest and nod in greeting (you do not have to bow, because the chest and waist of medieval heavy armor are one, and it is impossible for you to bend down).

If you are on horseback, you do not need to take off your hat or press your chest, just nod.

In addition, when a male noble on horseback meets a standing noble, if the other person is of a higher rank than him or is a woman, the male noble must dismount and salute as long as he is not wearing armor.

If the rider is wearing armor, just nod in salute.

In all cases, when saluting, the tip of the weapon must point to the ground (the unsheathed sword does not need to be put back into the sheath but the tip must point to the ground). Those with bows and arrows must put the arrows back into the arrow box and draw the bow with the right hand before saluting.

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At that time etiquette did not allow kissing a lady's hand.

Hand-kissing was only a part of the etiquette for nobles to meet the king and queen: the nobles knelt down on one knee, bowed their heads and kissed the hands of the king and queen to express reverence.

Kings and ordinary nobles also kiss the hands when they see the cardinal in charge of their country's academic affairs: they bow and kiss the large gemstone ring worn by the bishop on the middle finger of his left hand to indicate the status of the bishop (this kind of ring is owned by every bishop and is awarded by the Holy See). Medieval Times

When eating, the host must sit down first before the guests can sit down. The host is obliged to propose the first glass of wine. After the first glass of wine, the host and guest can toast each other.

In the Middle Ages, neither guests nor hosts were allowed to wear a full set of armor. Iron gloves, upper arm armor, forearm armor, front and rear breastplates, and helmets were not allowed to enter the dining room, because such clothing clearly indicated that one was guarding against assassins around him, which was a kind of

A flagrant offense to another person's reputation.

But you can bring weapons.

The better the appetite, the more the host considers the banquet a success.

Talking while eating and drinking is allowed (it was gradually considered impolite after the 17th century). Both parties must toast to the end of a toast. There is no such thing as a sip now.

During the meal, both the guest and the host can sing, but no loud noises are allowed. If there is any quarrel or trouble, the guests should leave the table immediately regardless of who is responsible.

After the meal, the guest must verbally express his gratitude to the host for the hospitality. When leaving the table, the guest must pay tribute with the full set of etiquette mentioned in the previous paragraph.

When the church celebrates mass, people enter the church in the order of palace status and title. If the status and title are the same, men have priority over women, and older people have priority over younger people.

After listening to mass, men are obliged to hold holy water for any woman. The order of going out is still based on title and age, but when the status and title are the same, women have priority.

If you have any disputes with others, you can ask your good friends to ask for a satisfactory explanation from the other party. If the other party refuses to provide an explanation or the explanation makes you dissatisfied, you can propose a duel; if the other party realizes their mistake at this time, they can take the initiative to publicly admit their mistake.

The duel is cancelled; if the opponent does not intend to admit his mistake, he must participate in the duel.

Lying in ambush on the roadside to assassinate someone is not allowed and dishonorable.

Only two classes, the nobility and the clergy, have the right to propose a duel. The nobility and the clergy cannot propose a duel to a class lower than the knight (candidate knights, merchants, farmers, craftsmen, citizens, and small landowners without titles are all such classes), and the nobility also

You cannot initiate a duel to a priest, only a priest can propose a duel to a noble (in this case, the priest will send a knight from the Crusade to participate in the duel on behalf of the priest).

Both parties in the duel must use the same weapon, so as the dueling party, the other party has the right to decide which weapon to use.

During a duel, as long as one party is unable to fight or voluntarily gives up resistance, the other party can declare victory.

Because duels are usually related to the reputation of one's own family, the losing side will often hold on until death even though they know they are unable to fight.

General etiquette 1. Bowing ceremony Bowing ceremony is a courtesy between subordinates and superiors or at the same level.

When saluting, you must take off your hat, hold the center of the front brim of the hat with your right hand (if you are holding something in your right hand, you can use your left hand) and take off the hat.

After hanging your right hand, align your body, stand at attention, look at the recipient with both eyes, tilt your upper body forward about fifteen degrees, and then return to its original position.

When taking off the hat, the hand used is opposite to the direction of the salute, that is, to salute the person on the left, take off the hat with the right hand; to salute the person on the right, take off the hat with the left hand.

2. Nodding: Nodding is a courtesy among peers or peers, and hats must also be taken off.

If you meet someone while walking on the road, you can salute while walking; if you meet an officer or elder on the road, you must stand at attention and bow. However, when an officer responds to a subordinate or an elder to a child, he or she can nod or respond while walking.

Stretch out your right hand or touch the brim of your hat to answer.

3. The raise of hands and eyes salute is a military etiquette.

When saluting, raise your right hand, fingers straight and aligned, fingertips touching the right side of the brim of the hat, palm slightly outward, upper arm and shoulder height, look at the other person, wait for the other person to respond to the salute before lowering your hand, every time you address the superior or elder

Everyone should bow as usual when they meet.