Relating de France to Medieval Marriages

To keep a family's place in society meant that the parents would go out and find their son or daughter a rightful partner to keep the legacy of their family name alive. Their main focus was to keep their family going by the right person. This was evident in Le Fresne the prince was told to marry Le Codre because the meaning of their names were "ash" and "hazel". One being barren and dead and the other filled with life, bearing fruit. This example is one of a few that I saw between the comparison of de France's work and the documentary. Arranged marriages were a big thing back then and the two who tied the knot hoped that love would follow which sometimes it never did. Stated in Le Fresne that, even though they were married, they may not love their partner. They even had lovers on the side. "A woman who bore two children, unless she had knnown two men." Sacred is the marriage in the medieval times. They had to follow certain standards and rules in order to fully become man and wife. Ever since Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, sex had been tainted as to be lustful and could only lose that image in a pro-created marriage. Also in Le Fresne, could be compared to courtly love. It was forbidden, lustful, and their was damsel in distress or was she being manipulative? Marriage in the medieval times was a tough subject to get grasp on because all the standards and rules that a couple as well as the family had to go through to fully the marriage process.