Why did bloody knights write love songs about spring blossoms?

Created

Tue, 17/09/2024 - 20:00

Updated

Tue, 17/09/2024 - 20:00

Medieval painting of two figures in a garden, one in a pink robe holding flowers, the other in a red robe beneath a tree.

The masculinity of medieval knighthood was expansive enough for both graphic violence and the joys of a flower meadow

- by Jennifer Saltzstein