In the Middle Ages, the use of propaganda was paramount to how leaders would convince the people to join the bandwagon of their various doctrines. “‘Pagans are wrong: Christians are right indeed. Evil example will never come of me,’” (79). This excerpt from the Song of Roland is an exemplary citation of the content that would have been deemed worthy of a chanson de geste. This type of poetry is that of the French, where it was their goal to bolster their troops to defeat the pagans in the gruesome and grotesque Crusades. These poems were recited so courage and bravery could be glorified and encouraged so that the soldiers would have clear examples of what they should do for their country. In the Song of Roland, there is a plethora of benevolent,
