Question

What is meant by the tradition of courtly love?

1)the tradition of love and courtship followed by medieval nobles
2)the tradition of formal courtship followed by kings
3)the tradition in which a woman has an elevated position
4)the tradition in which the woman is a peace weaver between feuding families
5)the tradition of a knight providing lavish gifts to the queen

Answer 1

3 would be the best answer

Answer 2

1)the tradition of love and courtship followed by medieval nobles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Courtly love first developed as a literary genre in the middle ages, one where knights would go on dangerous but honorable adventures to sing the praises of a given maid or lady of a high social stance in order to win her love. Eventually this genre became popularized and it became an actual practice that was sought by the nobility in the middle ages.