chivalric romance; romance of chivalry
Refers to a genre of medieval narrative literature centered on knights, chivalry, and courtly love, such as the Arthurian romances.
The Arthurian romances were widely read in medieval Europe.
Compound of 騎士道 (chivalry) and 物語 (tale, story). The term is a direct calque or adaptation of the Western literary concept of chivalric romance.