Abstract
Two Czech Arthurian romances from the end of 14th century - Tandariáš a Floribella and Tristram and Izalda - are presented as a historical source of courtly culture. Literary representations of intimacy were used by the authors to cultivate and refine the manners and thoughts of their aristocratic audience.
For example, the scenes where the knight Tandariáš forgets and wounds himself can be in this regard compared to some motifs introduced by Chrétien de Troyes. On the other hand, intimacy lies on the border between isolated privacy and social performance.
For example the royal bed, used by the author of Tristram and Izalda as an attribute of power, demonstrates how intimacy is considered of general interest to the whole society.