Medieval Romance - 0 views
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While medieval country marriages were often the result of love, marriage among the noble class was more a business transaction than the culmination of ardent feelings
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Courtly love became the subject of some of the most famous medieval poems, and where we get today's word, "Courtesy."
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Passion was considered sinful to 11th and 12th century moralists, but these ideals were slowly being worn away with the rituals of courtly love.