Domnei

By Crusader1307

Another Medieval ''Love'' concept – ''Domnei'' was related closely to Chasity. The very thought of a ''relationship'' of a physical nature was seen as ''vile''. Love in the style of Domnei was seen as a healthy ''yearning'' for that which was ''unattainable''. While seen mostly in Medieval literary tomes in France, Germany and England – Domnei was seen as a very real practice in Spain and Italy. A Knight of the 13^th Century maintained Domnei as a means of attaining a type of ''spirituality'' with His Lady. Later in the 18^th Century, Domnei was seen more in the vein of unrequited love (or that love which is not exchanged between both parties).