The beneficial aspects of love and architecture joined during the 1200s, which I would characterise by the ideals of chivalry. Towers which are located in castles and other fortifications were considered to be dears of desire and people of that time wanted to be there, it was people’s dream to be in love on such a background.
The Role of Towers
Watchword for towers was not merely defence; they symbolised authority, eloquence, and at other times, the stage for trysts. It also became fashionable for many noble families to build really large castles with high towers where young ladies were usually placed. These towers started to serve as places of desire where the knight and the suitor would engage the ladies from a distance with romance and even serenades or letters.
Courtly Love
The notion of ceremonial love existed during the period between 12th and 13th centuries: women were worshipped and there was even a code of conduct for lovers. It could involve acts of bravery and duty most of the time. Men called knights were on a mission to gain the love of a particular woman, which is sometimes illustrated in poetry as well as troubadour songs, which describe the character of the lady and the endeavours of the lover.
Literature and Poetry
As shall be seen in the remaining chapters, texts from this period, such as the work of Andreas Capellanus, carefully codified the rules of courtly love, which made important emotional criteria such as respect and admiration prerequisites to love. In most of the anecdotes, towers held significant roles: they could be a sign of isolation and longing or hint at the possibility for union of two lovers.
Social Structure and Arranged Marriages
However, most marriages were arranged or otherwise for political or economic gain to be achieved. Belle only falls in love with Westmoreland because her primary obligation is to her family. Nevertheless, the principles of chivalric love provided people with the opportunity to voice both their tendencies and emotions, no matter that marriage was arranged for convenience.
Conclusion
The towers of the 1200s still exists as signifying the ambivalent attitude of the time towards love. Although the romance of chivalry flourished within the confines of the standards of the medieval period, the desire to be close and feel and establish love being written and put into both rhythmic and prose records. Even today, these former fortresses give food for thought to romantic souls and help them to feel a Calabrian knight’s passion conscious of the strict medieval codes governing the relationships between hearts as well as between the heart and ambition.