Hi all!
Currently my story is set in a low fantasy version of 1100. I’ve been trying to research as much as I can, though I've found I have more questions than answers. I've listed them here in no particular order - any ideas for these would be greatly appreciated. As a note, I am having LGBT+ characters be accepted in the setting since it's also a tabletop setting and I want players to feel comfortable playing a gay or trans character or whatever they feel comfortable playing. Of course, with that being said, I have a LOT of questions. I apologize if these are too controversial or political.
Is there a way to balance historical accuracy with more modern ideas generally? I'd want this to be as close to history as possible while still allowing for LGBT couples to live openly, though I realize that this would probably have to be rule of cool.
What would courtly love and flirting look like (especially between two men, but really in general for same-sex couples)? Snippets/ideas would be greatly appreciated as well. I have seen the Wikipedia page on courtly love.
Let's say a guy is in a religious military and is courting the local lord - would the church allow him to marry the local lord? I know they can marry other knights in military orders, but would the church allow members of military orders to marry into secular noble families?
How would inheritance work with regards to a same-sex couple?
What would the title of a lord's husband be? A knight's husband?
How exactly would arranging a marriage work if the person being married was gay?
How exactly can I make dialogue sound more medieval-ish without being drastically over the top?
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