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King Arthur: Courtly Love
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King Arthur: Courtly Love
By: Damian and Alexus
Points of Controversy:
Sexuality
A point of ongoing controversy about courtly love is to what extent it was sexual. Many scholars identify courtly as the "pure love". It is the pure love which binds together the hearts of two lovers with every feeling of delight.
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Rules Listed
Rules Listed
6. A man in love is always apprehensive.
7. No one should be deprived of love without the very best of reasons.
8. Boys don't love until they arrive at the age of maturity.
1. Marriage is no real excuse for not loving.
2. He who isn't jealous, can't love.
3. Nobody can be bound by a double love.
4. A true lover is constantly and without intermission.
5. Love can deny-nothing to love.
Courtly Love
The Rules of Courtly Love
There were strict rules of courtly love was practiced by the members of the courts across Europe during the middle ages. The Romance, rules and art of courtly love allowed Knights and ladies to show their admiration regardless of their marital state.
The Orgins of
Courtly Love
Background
The violence and wars of the Middle Ages were tempered by the Rules of Courtly love. Courtly love during the Middle Ages were written by the 12th century Frenchman.
Relationship typically wasn't between husband and wife, not because the poets and the audience were inherently immoral, but because it was an idealized sort of relationship that could not exist within the context of "real life" medieval marriage.
The Origins of
Courtly Love
The courtly love relationship is modeled on the feud of relationship between a knight and his liege lord. The knight serves his courtly lady (love service) with the same obedience and loyalty which he owes to his liege lord. The knights love for the lady inspires him to do great deeds, in order to be worthy of her love or to win her favor.
The origins of courtly love were believed to be in Aquitaine in France in the 12th century and spread to other European countries. The art of courtly love was practiced in English courts from the 1300s to the 1500s. During the period of time marriages were arranged and had little to do with love.
Courtly love was born in the lyric, first appearing with Provençal poets in the 11th century, including itinerant and courtly minstrels such as the French troubadours and trouvères, as well as the writers of lays. Texts about courtly love, including lays, were often set to music by troubadours or minstrels. According to scholar Ardis Butterfield, courtly love is “the air which many genres of troubadour song breathe.”