Courtly Love in the High Middle Ages

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Do you think Courtly Love is still relevant today? How different is it from dating, and do we have similar rules nowadays?

[@chris.asi_romeo]

The rules may change but the emotion doesn't. Still same from now and then.

[@_inked_out]

Absolutely relevant today from the poems and songs, to wanting the unattainable, to courting her, doing things in order to "honor" her. I found this incredibly fascinating because it's such an underrated topic which i would argue, changes the mind completely about the idea of love and marriage.

[@steveunderhill5935]

@@williampatrick8814 take your pills- love mom.

[@katie_kit287]

It's amazing I was so excited to see this as a topic as it's one I find incredibly fascinating and am always searching for more info on. Ask and ye shall find! Thank you, please keep the mythology and medieval content coming

[@dianajoch6853]

Generally speaking there are two types of love - courtly and the vulgar, from perspective of troubadours, well, looks like it made lot of sense to them to love that way, inspired them to write poetry and who knows maybe anticipated the renaissance.

[@OldTimeyDragon]

The aspect of Courtly Love in relation to extramarital affairs is an understandable response to the state of marriage at the time, but even so, I find that a potentially toxic and overindulgent aspect of the Courtly Love genre is the fetishization of unattainable love. There are some loves that should not be pursued, and the grass always seems greener on the other side. For the time period it's kind of understandable, but people today still pursue 'forbidden love' because of it's allurement, regardless of it's consequences.

[@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Well said. Thanks for watching!

[@LanaWarzynski]

This makes me wish I was born in those times

[@Davlavi]

for the algorithm

[@Mastermind111111]

It was a response to the arranged marriages of the upper class of the time. It elevated the status of women while allowing the Knights access to noble women, at least in theory. Romance can be used as a tool but remember - women primarily want money and status

[@blushworthyspeaks]

10:52 so like The Legend of Zelda?

[@uncatila]

No. They probably were not lovers. They had high ideals

[@Mastermind111111]

Don't beg for help and money at the beginning and for so long! Get to the point!