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Came into existence in the late 12th century, and was a code for love. Created in France and England, it was one of the most important influences in western culture.

Andreas Capellanus

  • Wrote "De Amore".
  • Readers are lead to be shamefaced with love.

"Modest bashfulness must be present

when love's solaces are given and recieved."

"Taste love's delights whenever time and

place consent and never be ashamed."

" Do not draw back from furnishing

whatever amorous pleasures

your lover desires."

" Do not be ashamed

to give and recieve

love's solaces."

  • Has 22,000 lines and written in allegory.
  • Author of first 400 lines: Guillaume de Lorris.
  • Explains his love for a women through a dream.
  • The dream: a rosebud in the garden represented the women.
  • Rest of the poem written by Jean de Meun, and continued writing through the dream.
  • Instead he used the poem to show information about midieval life and thoughts.

Where did the idea of courtly love come from?

  • They created songs that explained a way of love.
  • Believed that the compostition and performance of songs were a representation of chivalry and they sang their poems to their courts.
  • Had competitions called "tournaments of song."
  • Songs included love, chivalry, religion, politics, war, funerals, and nature.
  • Used a midieval fiddle
  • About 300 melodies and nearly 2600 poems have been reserved.
  • A man falls in love with a woman of equal or higher rank.
  • Before his love can be official, he must remain silent for many months.
  • This man must prove his love is true by noble services and exploits pertaining to chivalric ways.
  • The man and the women must both eventually pledge to secrecy and complete faithfulness no matter what happens.
  • At age 7 a boy was sent to live in a knight's home where he was a page until puberty.
  • Then he became an esquire and practiced being armed, and served his "master".
  • Became a knight when his "mastery of arms" was noticed by another knight.
  • They must be generous and charitable, always pleasing their loved one.
  • Must associate with other good men and avoid the bad.
  • Code of knightly behavior
  • Derived from the french word chevalier meaning horsemen, and gained its meaning of honor, along with the word "knight".
  • Idealized bravery, courtesy, honor, total respect for women.
  • Should be loyal, and generous like "hereos" in poetry.
  • Church believed they should service the poor and needy.
  • Should help the crusades to the Holy Land.

The Knights Cody of Chivalry and the vows of Knighthood...

  • To fear God and maintain his church.
  • To serve the liege lord in valour and faith.
  • To protect the weak and defenceless.
  • To give succour to widows and orphans.
  • To refrain from the wanton giving of offence.
  • To live by honour and for glory.
  • To despise pecuniary reweard.
  • To fight for the welfare of all.
  • To obey those placed in authority.
  • To qaurd the honour of fellow knights.
  • To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit.
  • To keep faith.
  • At all times to speak the truth.
  • To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun.
  • To repect the honour of women.
  • Never to refuse a challenge from an equal.
  • Never to turn the back upon a foe.
  • Marriages in the middle ages were based on other concerns rather than love.
  • There is a total of 31 rules for courtly love.
  • Jealousy was believed to increase the love, while too much exposure was believed to decrease it.
  • Could also decrease through sudden loss of property, or if the knights does something against their religion.
  • Love ends when one lover breaks their faith.
  • Courtly love was designed to teach court people how to be lovely, charming, and delightful, and could also teach you how to be loveable and pleasing.
  • Taught courtesy.

Courtly Love and Chivalry

Fun Facts about love in the Middle ages:

Who were the Troubadours?

How it works...

  • Originated from the troubadours between the 11th and 13th centuries.

Chivalry

Knighthood

Courtly Love:

Le Roman de la Rose

(The Romance of the Rose)

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