... Song of Roland begins with the last city standing in Spain as Saragossa which is held by Marsilla, a Muslim king. Marsilla is terrified by the great wrath of Charlemagne, the Frank king conquering near all of Muslim Spain for the past seven years and demanding the conversion to Christianity of all his conquered people. Charlemagne tires of fighting and instead wants peace. Roland ... messengers with similar intentions). Ganelon does not deny the nomination but instead takes it as a chance for revenge upon Roland and swears this in front of the stepson himself. Charlemagne bestows the staf...

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... Song of Roland, an epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne, portrays a hero named Roland. To call him an epic hero would be a stretch for he did not hold any extraordinary ability. However, something could be said of his bravery, valor, and pride on the battlefield. His constant thirst for a fight is one of ... spoils for a fight, how I would worry-you'd fight with them, I know" (255-257). With this statement he merely reminds the King of Roland's particular eagerness for combat and suggests that maybe he isn't the best man for the job for he wo...

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