How did King Arthur Influence modern romance?

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Anonymous · Answer

King Arthur's influence came from his display of:

chivalry: very polite and helpful behavior, especially by a man toward a woman; a code of noble and polite behavior that was expected of a medieval knight

courtly love: an idealized form of love written about in medieval literature, where a knight devotes himself to a noblewoman

honor: code of integrity and dignity (usually among men), in medieval society

Shaniqua · Answer

there was so much information that I wasn't able to categorize/summarize it well! Thank-you

Shaniqua · Answer

but I'm also having trouble giving specific examples of how those are applied today....

Ms. Sue · Answer

Specific examples today:

A person holds the door open for you

Someone comes to your aid when you're hurt or confused.

My granddaughter's fiance asked her father for permission to become engaged.

Generally treating other people as worthwhile human beings