Courtly Love

Arthurian Items and Symbols

Short narrative poems, often connected to Arthurian and Breton tradition.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

A golden token given by Guenevere to Lancelot to wear in tournaments. The sleeve marked the queen’s favor and symbolized the famous love story in Arthurian legend.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

A gilded ivory comb discovered by Lancelot after the queen's abduction by Meliagrant.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

Cuckhold's Horn is a magical object that spills its drink for any man whose wife has been unfaithful, serving as a supernatural test of fidelity and a reflection of Arthurian ideals of honor and virtue.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

In the late medieval romance "Le Chevalier du Papegau", King Arthur rides as a knight errant, hidden from his court and known only by his deeds. At his side is Chastiefol, a sword of judgment.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

A jeweled drinking horn that revealed the truth no knight wished to face: Beneoiz exposed infidelity at Arthur’s court, sparing only Caradoc Briefbas and his faithful wife.

Arthurian Items and Symbols

Alexander's Shirt is a ceremonial garment transformed by love - a relic where devotion outshone metal and revealed the truth of the heart.

Arthurian Characters

From adversary to ally, Aalardin’s story weaves together chivalric combat, loyalty, and one of Arthurian legend’s most striking acts of magical restoration.

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