Sir Lancelot and Those who Disdain Courtly Love
Think how different things would have been if Sir Lancelot had kept his dirty hands off Guinevere and adhered to the concepts of courtly love. But he didn´t. He ignored them and by allowing himself to be ensnared by Guinevere, he brought chaos that led to the death of King Arthur and the end of the order of Knights of Round Table. (He was also the cause of the death of the flaky Lady of Shalott although to be fair to him, it was not his fault.)
There is a debate over whether courtly love was a concept in which a knight idealized and idolized a lady from a distance or whether it had a physical dimension. Did he spend his time worshipping her and imagining the unattainable erotic delights he was missing or did he bed her? Was he a pure hearted idealist or a lecher who was ready to turn another man into a cuckold? The object of the knight´s passion was usually the wife of his lord or sovereign so by entering into a sexual relationship with her, he was not only breaking the sacred bonds of matrimony but betraying his oath of allegiance and committing treason.
Remember this ISACers the next time you are tempted to fondle or grope another man´s dearest.
Nominated by: Mr Polly
(For thick cunts – myself included, who thought the nom was about Courtney Love (Kurt Cobain’s widow) – here’s an explanation of Courtly Love – DA)



