The Court of Love was a light-hearted court held in Provence, France, during the twelfth century to sort out problems associated with love. Often run by ladies, the court might decide which man was the real love of a particular lady.
Courtly love
defined the relationships between knights and ladies in the feudal court.
The ideals of courtly love state that a knight should devote himself completely
to a married or betrothed woman at court. In his lady's name, he
waged war or jousted in tournaments to win her favour. Courtly love
helped define relationships between men and women at court. In order
to please their ladies, knights strived to master the
arts as
adeptly as they did the skills of warfare. Writing poetry, singing
love songs, and playing musical instruments became invaluable to the knight
when
hoping to
entertain his lady.
