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Just to say up front: the topic of this thread deals with issues likely to take it into NSFW territory.









That said, my question: to what extent do you agree with the idea that courtly love was similar to and/or could be seen as a precursor (spiritual or otherwise) to the dominance and submission subculture. Based on these connections, how, with a PoD during or after the crusades can this custom become a medieval or renaissance version of the practice as we'd recognize it today? Bonus points if you can incorporate as many BDSM elements as possible.
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