Analysis Of Robert Harrison's The Song Of Roland

into certain groups. These gods included zues, etc. The religion later on that they both did later had no

This was a bad scene when the Catholics were fighting against the Eastern Orthodox leading to the conquer of Byzantine, capital of Constantinople. This lead to the Turkish Muslims to advance towards Europe which resulted in the fall of Eastern Europe.

The Middle Ages occurred between the fall of Roman Empire and the fall of Constantinople (400-1500 C.E). Historians establish numerous attributes to give reasoning why the Middle Ages is believed to deserve multiple labels. This was a time of darkness that correlates with chaos, unorganization and violence. However, this was also a time when the adaptation of feudalism developed and prospered, and faith within the Catholic Church and other religions bloomed and expanded. The Middle Ages in Europe can be viewed as a Dark Age, an Age of Feudalism, and an Age of Faith.

It was the terrible thing for them and a violent war. At first, They had trouble with each other. They don't believe in each other or their religions. There religions were hatred that people are starting to kill each other because of their religious hatred of each other. They were not happy with each other and started to kill Christians or Muslims.

The medieval world placed God at the centre of existence, leaving the individual and the

In the Middle Ages, there were many things that were incorrect with the ethics of Rulers and people of power. This is shown numerous times throughout all of the chapters about England. One example of this was the heresy conflict that Europe had. It would have been fine if they had just said that they did not like the other religions and made the others convert to Christianity, but instead, they killed other people in other religions making their decisions morally wrong, thereby making it unethical. Another example of ethics is shown throughout the crusades.

When comparing the epic poem of The Song of Roland to the romantic literature of Ywain, the differences between the early medieval period and the high medieval period become evident. Both The Song of Roland and Ywain depicts the societies from which each story derives its fundamental characteristics. Through close observation, one is able to see the shifts in customs and mentality that make the move from the epic to the romance possible. In his chapter 'From Epic to Romance', R.W. Southern shows how this transformation manifests itself through changing ecclesiastical and secular thoughts and feelings.

I previously thought about the Middle Ages as a time of heroes and abbey. I had this perception through out the fictional movies I used to see when I was a little child to my adolescence. I liked to see Hercules and Xena films that belong to the Middle Ages.These fictional films portrays the myth of the power of heroes over the Devils to maintain the abbeys safe. There were famous Devils on these movies I used to hate them because they tortured Hercules and Xena while defending their abbeys. One of the famous Devils on both movies was Afrodit, " the God of love". She was not a good God because she used her especial power to get Hercules fall in love with him to obtain entrire control of the abbey.

The Song of Roland is the oldest epic poem in French, written by an anonymous poet, composed in between late eleven century to twelfth century. This epic poetry holds an important place in the history of France and invention of Christendom. The Song of Roland is a cultural artifact that takes us to the journey of Medieval Europe, when religion becomes an important element for the formation of proto-Europe. Religion plays a crucial role in The Song of Roland and becomes the reason of criticism. Some readers might take this poem as a religious text, whereas, for some reader it is a fictional literary work and contain ideological perspective. The Song of Roland cannot be consider as a religious text, however, the poet uses religion for

As to why the Islam religion is the fastest growing religion across the Europe. How the government failed to address the conflict between the Protestants and Muslims and how has religion influence the politics of its state. It begins with the two countries historical background; France and Germany’s dominating religion is Protestantism Christianity, in which it originates from the Germany introduced by theologian Martin Luther while in France from the past it was the homeland of the reformer of protestant John Calvin. As of today the France now with the out-growing migrants, was being dominated by the Islam religion while on the other hand Germany remains being a Protestant country, while Islam religion is on the rise accelerating across the

The Norton Anthology, a book containing countless stories and tales of heroism, holds a rather confusing final verse to one of its great stories, the Song of Roland. This final line catches all those who read it, trying to understand its true meaning. One must understand the final verse to fully understand the story. The confusion surrounding the concluding line exists due to the ancient and unclear language Turold wrote the story in. Through the seven translations he also changes the wording in several diverse ways. Along with the confusing language and wording, scholars have formed opinions about the meaning of the final line. Of the several possible meanings of the last line of Song of Roland, each one affects the resolve and meaning of the entire story in different ways through the confusing language, changes in wording, and various scholars opinions on the text.

"Song Of Roland." The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Vol.1, shorter edition. Puchner, Martin. Ed. NY: Norton,2013. Print. 989-1029. In the epic poem "Song Of Roland", Roland said " These pagan traitors came to these passes doomed!...I promise you, they are marked men, they'll die."(1055-1058). From this line the reader can predict the Roland perspective on pagans.

These attacks have been rooted in the oppression of religion over the years and therefore “justify” these attacks. This build up of anger from these certain radical groups continues to intensify until expressed in extreme dimensions. This rage against the Western countries which had not been expressed burst forth as unrestrained violence or in other distorted

Many readers of “The Song of Roland” find that the hatred and belittling of Roland and Ganelon is very evident but is not really explained why they hate each other. It is easily seen they have a relationship as step-father and step-son that can be quite full of altercations in most cases yet, Roland is still not letting friends such as Oliver talk about Ganelon even when they have noticed being set up for death. The scholar T. Atkinson Jenkins has looked into reasons for the hatred and treason that occur in the journal “Why Did Ganelon Hate Roland?” Jenkins provides many options to Ganelon’s hatred for Roland. To me the most illuminating thing is the way hatred mostly likely was built on wealth, and today many people find the same reasons to be jealous and even hate others.

In Song of Roland, the ideas of chivalry and loyalty to one’s king are central. Throughout the text, the author uses the concepts of good versus evil, shown by the Christians versus Muslims, as well as loyalty versus treason, shown by Roland versus Ganelon, to highlight and exemplify the ideals of the code of knighthood. The main character, Roland, is often presented as being an exemplary knight; he personifies the conventional chivalric values of the time such as bravery and loyalty, but he also struggles to balance these values in order to be a responsible leader. Roland is in stark contrast to his stepfather, Ganelon, as well as being in slight contrast to his close friend, Oliver. These contrasts of character come to a climax as the battle against the Muslim army at Roncesvalles begins; Oliver and Roland debate over whether they should call the king to help them, leading to the eventual demise of the French army. This specific scene brings to light the ideological dilemma of bravery versus wisdom and logic, by utilizing Roland as an example of the former, and Oliver of the latter. Roland, as evidenced by this situation, displays perfect loyalty to one’s king and God by being incredibly brave in the face of danger, making sacrifices that he sees are necessary, and fought valiantly until his death, all the while keeping the utmost faith in his God and king.