The “Song of Roland”: Frankish Knight and the Crusader Myth

The Song of Roland is a Medieval chivalric epic, an 11th-century action-thriller — but delve beneath the surface, and it becomes a complex tale of pseudo-history, Islamophobia, and Crusader ideology.
The Song of Roland is a Medieval chivalric epic, an 11th-century action-thriller — but delve beneath the surface, and it becomes a complex tale of pseudo-history, Islamophobia, and Crusader ideology.

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The Song of Roland

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Roland is a hero; Charlemagne is a king. Compare and contrast their characters and roles. Could Roland fit into some ancient epic such as the Odyssey or Gilgamesh? What about Charlemagne? Is

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