Once the custom of courtly love had faded , his fate was regarded less sympathetically .
Within the medieval tradition , Troilus was regarded as a paragon of the faithful courtly lover and also of the virtuous pagan knight .
Once the custom of courtly love had faded , Troilus ' fate was regarded less sympathetically .
Within the medieval tradition , Troilus was regarded as a paragon of the faithful courtly lover and also of the virtuous pagan knight .