Paraventure an heep of yow, ywis,
Wol holden hym a lewed man in this
That he wol putte his wyf in jupartie.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Franklin’s Tale. The Franklin suggests that perhaps many will consider Arveragus a foolish man for telling his wife to have an affair with another man so she may stay true to her word. And many will also view Arveragus as noble. Either way, there’s no accounting for the ethics of the knights of old.