Romantic Knights

Today, in "Romantic Knights", Kris visits romantic notions of Chivalry that grew out of medieval European mythology - based on Mort d'Arthur, and Eschenbach's Parzival (Percival in English) - one knight's quest for the Holy Grail. The mythology so often portrays the stereotypical, adventurous, warrior-male "knight in shining armor", riding valiantly to the rescue of a beautiful, but vulnerable female - beset by dark and evil forces. Or a female - as temptress, leading the errant but lusting knight - astray?
In the context of the changing power relationship between male and female, Kris, at the outset, asks us to explore what happened to chivalry? Is it residual in the belief that soldiers should risk life and limb in military service. Are there better words/concepts to explain how the strength and courage - irrespective of gender, may still champion the vulnerable and the needy? Is the concept of chivalry - dead? Is this something to lament? Kris reminds us of our first two UU principles.