Historical Gallantry
The term gallantry was often used a few hundred years ago, especially when it came to fighting wars. These were the times of legendary soldiers who used to kill hundreds of men for their country and fight against overwhelming odds. These men lived with huge amounts of danger and, rightly or wrongly, were considered to be incredibly courageous. To be fair, it’s probably true that they were courageous. A lot of their courage is often diluted because killing was the only way to gain that notoriety, and killing is never remembered positively. However, these men were faced with a choice of kill or be killed, and their acts of gallantry in protection of their country, their family, and their leader, was very impressive. Countries like England valued gallantry above pretty much every other attribute among men. If you could kill other men in battle and you did it fearlessly, then you were respected throughout the nation and were rewarded heavily.
However, other countries have never been interested in gallantry, and some find it to be quite a material term. This generally comes from societies who are much more passive rather than being aggressive like certain countries where. In those societies, living in peace and mastering your own mind was much more important than acts of gallantry. However, unfortunately gallantry is no longer valued as much as it was in most countries. Even the countries that used to value it above all else are now more interested in other attributes, which shows the progression of modern societies.