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At Your Service ([personal profile] atyourservices) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2013-03-27 06:37 pm

The Courtly Love Meme

The Courtly Love Meme

That's COURTLY LOVE. Not COURTNEY LOVE.

Courtly love or domnei was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. Generally, courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility. It was also generally not practiced between husband and wife.

The "courtly love" relationship is modeled on the feudal relationship between a knight and his liege lord. The knight serves his courtly lady (love service) with the same obedience and loyalty which he owes to his liege lord. She is in complete control of the love relationship, while he owes her obedience and submission.The knight's love for the lady inspires him to do great deeds, in order to be worthy of her love or to win her favor. Thus "courtly love" was originally construed as an ennobling force whether or not it was consummated, and even whether or not the lady knew about the knight's love or loved him in return.

The "courtly love" relationship typically was not between husband and wife, not because the poets and the audience were inherently immoral, but because it was an idealized sort of relationship that could not exist within the context of "real life" medieval marriages. In the middle ages, marriages amongst the nobility were typically based on practical and dynastic concerns rather than on love. The idea that a marriage could be based on love was a radical notion. But the audience for romance was perfectly aware that these romances were fictions, not models for actual behavior. The adulterous aspect that bothers many 20th-century readers was somewhat beside the point, which was to explore the potential influence of love on human behavior. The behavior of the knight and lady in love was drawn partly from troubadour poetry and partly from a set of literary conventions derived from the Latin poet Ovid, who described the "symptoms" of love as if it were a sickness. The "lovesick" knight became a conventional figure in medieval romance. Typical symptoms: sighing, turning pale, turning red, fever, inability to sleep, eat or drink. Romances often contained long interior monologues in which the lovers describe their feelings.

tl;dr characters are in a fantasy/medieval setting and having a courtly romance.

How to Play
- Comment with your character, preferences, etc. Also, be sure to include what "role" your character will be taking on in this little affair.

  • Lord/lady
  • Knight (gender neutral, of course)
  • Prince/princess
  • Bard or poet
  • Servant
  • Commoner (for the ultimate "forbidden romance")
-Comment to others, using the RNG to determine your fate.

Prompts
  1. When I First Saw Your Face: You are meeting your liege or your knight for the first time. What you see takes your breath away.
  2. Lovesick: Your pining for your beloved has made you ill! You can't eat, you can't sleep, you're in loves throes.
  3. Playing Hard to Get: If you're of nobility, you at least have to pretend you're not interested.
  4. You're So Coy: The art of flirtation is just getting started, but you have to be subtle about it.
  5. In Your Honor: Be it a jousting match or a battle, you're going to win this for your lord/lady's name!
  6. A Token: You must give your knight something for good luck.
  7. A Gift: This is the reverse of the above. You must give your love something.
  8. Keep a Secret: Kisses behind columns, holding hands under the table. You must sneak away little moments together, but you have to keep others in the dark.
  9. Back from War: Your knight has been away in combat, and now they've returned. You want to shower them with affection.
  10. Consumate: Believe it or not, courtly love could have a physical angle, as well. Sometimes physical afairs happened.
  11. To Defend Your Honor: Someone has insulted your fair lady or lord. You know what that means! DUEL.
  12. I'll Protect You: The lands are under an attack, and you must protect the person you love!
  13. Breaking the Rules: You've decided to abandon the pretense of courtly love and actually be with this person, even if that means running away.
  14. WILDCARD

Shan Elariel - Mistborn Series - OTA

[personal profile] ex_misting61 2013-03-27 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ An extremely high-class lady who is rumored to have magical abilities to entrance others. Can be cruel and brutal quite often to her underlings.

If you're in love, best of luck.

Open to men and women! ]
pinkfluffball: (you're so adorable)

Alrianne Cett - Mistborn Series - OTA

[personal profile] pinkfluffball 2013-03-27 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh god what is that it's a ball of pink ruffles and blonde hair and it's giggling.

-- Think of her a little like the courtly version of Elle from Legally Blonde, in that she likes pink and ruffly things and has a serious steel core of willpower hidden underneath that. ]
aceinthehood: (Run away!)

4/7

[personal profile] aceinthehood 2013-03-28 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[The self-proclaimed Red Knight is not sure how to deal with this. He's been in love with her since he first infiltrated one of the festival days, grotesque face hidden behind his crimson mask while he conversed with an informant. Her face, her bearing, her laugh, he cannot sleep for his infatuation.

Unfortunately the majority of his conversation with her have been the stammered words "Excuse me" as he brushed past her, the better to see her face. The Red Knight scales the walls at matins, when the night is darkest, with his red cloak left behind to better hide in the darkness. Part of him hopes she'll be asleep when he delivers his present...it would save on trying to explain why he's there.]

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rose tyler | doctor who

[personal profile] shopgirl 2013-03-28 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Commoner or servant. Men only, but open to any canons and mediums! ]
andtheswan: (annabelle - smile)

Annabelle / Swan Princess | OUAT OC | Het

[personal profile] andtheswan 2013-03-28 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Princess, or pretending to be a commoner.]
igraineofcornwall: (To your health)

Igraine of Cornwall - Guenevere Trilogy OC - Het

[personal profile] igraineofcornwall 2013-03-28 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
(Based on Rosalind Miles's Guenevere Trilogy. Information in profile!)
cadcamlan: ([grown] bit;)

High King it is! Rolled an 9.

[personal profile] cadcamlan 2013-03-29 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
There had been prophecies. There had been rumours. There had been years of bile whispered against his ear, his mother's grip tight in his hair while his mind was still forming into a view of the world.

Maybe it's made him a hard person. Maybe it's made him cold to most of the world. And maybe his own survival in the face of all that, of the destiny that should have ended with his father's, has made him just a little certain of his own invincibility.

So of course the King still rides into battle. Of course he comes home with blood on his armour and an old familiar smirk on his features, even when he came home with bruised ribs and a few more near-misses under his belt. He's still coming back victorious.

And, surely, still coming back to his sister.

All of this is fabulous!

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lovepowered: (Default)

Shirley Fenette | Code Geass | M/F

[personal profile] lovepowered 2013-03-28 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Lady, servant, or knight!]
Edited 2013-03-28 00:30 (UTC)

prince hal; the hollow crown

[personal profile] reiks 2013-03-28 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ prince, or king if so preferred. ]
childofthree: (Default)

Re: prince hal; the hollow crown

[personal profile] childofthree 2013-03-28 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
[I haven't read either part of "Henry IV" in ages. If you're okay with me stumbling along, would you like to do 4, 5, 6 or 7?]

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second_destiny: (Confident)

Asem Asuno | Gundam AGE | M/F

[personal profile] second_destiny 2013-03-28 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Lord or knight.]
infinitejustice: (Default)

Athrun Zala | Gundam SEED (Destiny) | M/F

[personal profile] infinitejustice 2013-03-28 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Lord or knight.]
ridethelightning: (Default)

Ky Kiske | Guilty Gear | M/F

[personal profile] ridethelightning 2013-03-28 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Knight.]
shiningcrystalbits: (Break a leg! Sing your song!)

Athena Asamiya | The King of Fighters | OTA

[personal profile] shiningcrystalbits 2013-03-28 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Either Princess, Knight or Bard/Poet!]
markedcard: (cheshire grin)

merlin â–º chronicles of amber â–º het

[personal profile] markedcard 2013-03-28 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[prince or king, and possibly knight.]
trustmybase: (that's nice)

Marti Perkins | Hellcats | OTA

[personal profile] trustmybase 2013-03-28 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[I'd like to try her as either a lady who prefers to be a knight but I'm open to any.]
tryingtosavepeople: (Default)

Re: Marti Perkins | Hellcats | OTA

[personal profile] tryingtosavepeople 2013-04-02 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
(I remember watching this show all the time when it was on t.v. Sam could be her knight if you'd like. not sure which one we should write)

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dodgeslazers: (Shoot em up)

Leon Kennedy | Resident Evil | OTA

[personal profile] dodgeslazers 2013-03-28 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[A knight.]
noangel: (Witty me)

Max | Dark Angel | OTA

[personal profile] noangel 2013-03-28 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Possibly an escaped servant? If you prefer to try something else, feel free to hit me up, though.]
tohko_amano: (bliss)

Tohko Amano-Bungaku Shoujo-OTA

[personal profile] tohko_amano 2013-03-28 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Bard or a poet.]
Edited 2013-03-28 01:58 (UTC)
asurvivorisborn: (Default)

Lara Croft | Tomb Raider | OTA

[personal profile] asurvivorisborn 2013-03-28 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[A Lady in an uncommon situation.]

Dean Winchester | Supernatural | OTA

[personal profile] ownpath 2013-03-28 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[A very skilled commoner.]
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tiare: (Default)

[personal profile] tiare 2013-04-20 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[So this is like a month late, but do you mind a princess?]

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daydreaming: (Default)

Rapunzel | Tangled | Open to All

[personal profile] daydreaming 2013-03-28 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Princess or unknowing royalty.]
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ferries: (Default)

Botan | Yu Yu Hakusho | Open to All

[personal profile] ferries 2013-03-28 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Lady or lady in waiting.]
willreturntoyou: (exasperated)

Thor Odinson | mcu, norse mythology

[personal profile] willreturntoyou 2013-03-28 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
{ ooc; for now, I'm only willing to take on canon mates because muse is still relatively new. begentle. Either m/f and/or m/m is fine with me~ }
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seacups: (Default)

Ariel | The Little Mermaid | Open to All

[personal profile] seacups 2013-03-28 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Princess.]
witchbreed: (Default)

Kord Adler/Nightcrawler AU | Marvel 1602 | OTA

[personal profile] witchbreed 2013-03-28 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
[A commoner just waiting to fall for someone unattainable. He's dumb like that.]
daydreaming: (Default)

[personal profile] daydreaming 2013-04-20 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[...wow super late, but I have someone unattainable right here?]

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omg so alike

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sessrumnir: (Default)

Freya Cousland / Dragon Age / F/M

[personal profile] sessrumnir 2013-03-28 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Per canon, Freya is a Teyrn's daughter. She is a bit of a social rogue.
denkou: (pic#5062643)

Makoto Kino (18, post StarS) | Sailor Moon | Open to All

[personal profile] denkou 2013-03-28 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Knight or a princess.]

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