There is no evidence to the claim that Eleanor invented "courtly love", an expression that only appeared in the late nineteenth century. The concept of courtoisie (amour courtois, fin'amor) was a set of attitudes regarding love associated with the courts and praised by troubadours that had begun to grow before Eleanor's Poitier period. Her paternal grandfather, William IX (1071–1126) was considered a troubadour who extolled the growing popularity of tales of love and chivalry, long before this. What can be said, is that this fin'amor first appeared in the south in the early twelfth century, became popular and spread north, and that there were troubadours at Eleanor's court, such as Bernart de Ventadorn and Arnaut Guilhem de Marsan, as at other Occitan courts. The rest is merely conjecture. The legend of a court of love has formed an important element in what has been referred to as the "Golden Myth" of Eleanor's life.
there is no evidence to the claim that eleanor invented "courtly love" an expression that only appeared in the late nineteenth century the concept of courtoisie (amour courtois fin'amor) was a set of attitudes regarding love associated with the courts and praised by troubadours that had begun to grow before eleanor's poitier period her paternal grandfather william ix (1071–1126) was considered a troubadour who extolled the growing popularity of tales of love and chivalry long before this what can be said is that this fin'amor first appeared in the south in the early twelfth century became popular and spread north and that there were troubadours at eleanor's court such as bernart de ventadorn and arnaut guilhem de marsan as at other occitan courts the rest is merely conjecture the legend of a court of love has formed an important element in what has been referred to as the "golden myth" of eleanor's life