1. Courtly Love - Romance and Reality
... choice to be worn during their tournament. The concept of courtly love is also combined with the code of chivalry which forms the ideal medieval world of brave and elegant knights. The probably most famous example for a courtly love relationship is the Legend of King Arthur and his wife who fell ... in love with the knight Sir Lancelot. Lancelot, who totally represents the ideal of the brave, strong and honourable knight, affects the queen by his heroic actions and is clearly her favourite (cf. Chretien de Troyes). But concerning to this ... Amour Honestus' (Honest Love) and 'Fin Am...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate