One of the most enduring legacies of the Middle Ages is the storybook world of bold knights and incomparably fair ladies, a world first and best described by the poets of the age. Their greathearted heroes ride off fearlessly in search of adventure and, though severely tried in the process, nevertheless show their mettle and emerge ultimately victorious, whether the enemy be an evil knight, a wild beast,
or a monstrous and magical creature. Yet these same knights, who display great virility in such encounters and on the jousting fields at their tournaments, have hearts and minds enthralled by love.