The Wise and the Stubborn
The Song of Roland is an anonymous poem that glorifies a knight and his sacrificial death. This excerpt was written in chanson de geste which is a literary genre that dominated medieval literature in the first half of the twelfth century. The genre also celebrates defeat and sacrificial deaths. In this passage of Song of Roland, two friends (Roland and Oliver) are on a mission to bring victory back to the possession of the Christian Franks. Unfortunately, their victory is cut short when they are outnumbered by Pagan soldiers. The question at hand... is it really a sacrificial death if the death could have been avoided? Because of Roland's inability to head advice, he (although passionate about his people) is deemed
The Song of Roland is an anonymous poem that glorifies a knight and his sacrificial death. This excerpt was written in chanson de geste which is a literary genre that dominated medieval literature in the first half of the twelfth century. The genre also celebrates defeat and sacrificial deaths. In this passage of Song of Roland, two friends (Roland and Oliver) are on a mission to bring victory back to the possession of the Christian Franks. Unfortunately, their victory is cut short when they are outnumbered by Pagan soldiers. The question at hand... is it really a sacrificial death if the death could have been avoided? Because of Roland's inability to head advice, he (although passionate about his people) is deemed