Magical Books – Middle Ages to Middle-earth, Narnia & More
The Summer Show at the Bodleian Libraries is a fantastical, fabulous display of Magical Books: from the Middle Ages to Middle-earth + relative paraphernalia
Troubadours
Eleanor of Aquitaine – Harmony and Happiness of Courtly Love
Courtly love involved declarations of service, devotion, and passion and was meant to be ennobling, whether the lady knew about her knights love for her or not
The Twelfth Century Awakening and Songs of Courtly Love
The courtly love song sung by a languishing lover to his lovely lady proclaimed that although their love was a secret, because convention required it to be, he was content to let her know she was the sole mistress of his heart.