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Being lovesick was a real disease in the Middle Ages (in The Conversation)
Laura Kalas 
Swansea University Author:
Laura Kalas
Abstract
This article was published in 'The Conversation' in time for Valentine's Day. It discusses the 'real' condition of lovesickness in the Middle Ages and the cures available.
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2017
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| Online Access: |
https://theconversation.com/being-lovesick-was-a-real-disease-in-the-middle-ages-70919 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36604 |
| Abstract: |
This article was published in 'The Conversation' in time for Valentine's Day. It discusses the 'real' condition of lovesickness in the Middle Ages and the cures available. |
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| Keywords: |
Lovesickness, Valentine's Day, pain, disease, medieval cures, Middle Ages |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |