Do you know who Abelard and Heloise are? (details)

Penguin Classics claims that “Abelard and Heloise are nearly as famous a pair of tragic lovers as the fictional Romeo and Juliet”. And I’m pretty freaking sure that they are in no way nearly as famous a pair of lovers (I refuse to think of them as tragic) as Romeo and Juliet. I’m pretty sure every 12 year old has at least heard of Romeo and Juliet via pop culture, and there are some academic circles in which Abelard and Heloise are household names, but there’s a rather large gap between 12 year olds and academic circles.

But maybe I’m wrong.

So, Fluther, what is thy verdict? Do you know who they are?