Finding real undying love is not something found everyday...
When a man finds his one true love, he will follow her into the gates of hell and to the highest heavens.
In the Tale of "Sir Orfeo" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The King Sir Orfeo has an undying love for his wife, his Queen, Herodis. He would travel to the darkest pits of hell to hold her and be with her. The King spends ten years searching for her. Without her at his side he feels incomplete. "And then such crying, tears and woe! Back in his chamber, Orfeo Fainted upon the floor of stone, then woke and let out such a moan, He nearly killed himself with grief! No one could offer him relief." (ll 195-200)
I feel that this kind of love is rare, and not seen very often in modern society. In our society, I do not know anyone who would search for ten years and not give up hope for their one true love. I think that most couples in modern age would give up after the first year or two. The level of commitment and unconditional love holds different meaning today than it did in the middle ages. I feel a lesson is displayed this tale that true pure love never dies and that even when there is no hope, to not give up.
"Sir Orfeo" By the Author Geoffrey Chaucer. Nine Medieval Romances of Magic pages 49-79
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