Roland Deschain

succeed and return to normal society. In other words, the protagonist undergoes the monomyth cycle. Author Stephen King’s magnum opus (masterpiece saga), The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I, tells of a lone gunslinger, Roland Deschain of Gilead, who ventures out in chase of the man in black. Roland, assisted by helpers, journeys across the desert, into the mountains, and at the same time tackles many challenges. The Gunslinger embarks on a journey where good is in

Copper is neither particularly loyal or intelligent, but he is an excellent fighter. Recruited by the Flickering Shadows in the early days of the clan, Copper is respected by all, but a friend of none - he prefers to keep company, instead, with his hoard of loot, won through many years of fighting, defending the territory. Despite his lack of true allegiance to the Flickering Shadows clan (something which Obsidian and Raspberry aren't pleased with, but accept), Copper is dedicated to defending the

In the epic poem, “The Song of Roland” the tale depicts the Battle at Rencevaux in which the protagonist is betrayed and serves as a martyr to justify the Crusades. The Crusades were a medieval military expedition by the Roman Catholics to purge the Muslims from the Holy Land. With this definition of the Crusades, one can conclude that the “Song of Roland” should not be considered apart of the Crusades as the poem’s context is historically inaccurate, written long after the events, and lacks a credible

The French epic, The Song of Roland, relates the conflicts between Christians and Muslims in 778 A.D. In it, Charlemagne and his men, weary in their seventh year of battle against pagan forces in Spain, have captured every heathen stronghold but the kingdom of Saragossa, held by the Muslim king Marsile. Terrified of the might of Charlemagne’s army, Marsile promises treasures, hostages and his conversion to Christianity if the Franks will go back to France. However, Marsile has no intention of surrendering

The mead hall was a major factor in the Anglo-Saxon culture. As the two tribes, Angles and Saxons joined together, they carried on their traditions of mead halls and brought them to England. The mead halls not only brought them together, but it also made the Anglo-Saxons feel safer and happier as a culture when they gathered there. It acted as a safe-haven for them to gather and celebrate, drink, and talk. Scops would assemble a group of men and women to apprise them of epic tales. While other times

Ganymede is used as a point of comparison for characters in both Barnfield’s Affectionate Shepherd and Marlowe’s Hero and Leander. Ganymede’s name can be used to stress how beautiful a character is as well as present them as a homoerotic character. In this two particular texts, Ganymede’s name is used to present the characters he is compared to as more beautiful than him and as objects of homoerotic desire who are, despite this, not necessarily homoerotic themselves. This brings to question Ganymede’s

protected by gods. Most have, in one fashion or another, been greater than common men. Stories were created to explain how these men came to be and how most have risen to the heights of kings in many cases. The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Song of Roland are two of these stories that tell tale of great epic heroes. They were both larger than life though both were flawed in different and similar fashions. They share the similarities of a complementary companion. Those companions differed greatly

In the movie The Boy and The Beast by Mamoru Hosoda, the quote “The sword in your heart is important!” (Hosoda, 2015) symbolizes a deeper meaning to objects that are in your heart. Kamatetsu symbolizes that the sword is the positivity in your life. He says that everyone has a sword in their hearts and that it is important to you. Without the sword, you will not have the strength and morality to keep going and just lose all hope in life. The sword stands for all your strengths and positivity, purity

noble knight, Roland exhibits the ideal characteristics that a king in the Middle Ages would have desired to have under his service. However, Roland suffers from a key internal flaw: pride. A flaw that ultimately brings death and destruction upon thousands of French troops. Yet, Roland is still pictured as a hero by the end of the Song of Roland. Why does he receive so much praise? Because Roland realizes his prideful judgment and responds in a heroic way. Even with his pride, Roland still represents

The Song of Roland by Dorothy L. Sayers is about a poetic battle between two religions and two nations. King Charlemagne’s army is at war with the Muslim kingdom in Spain called Saragossa ruled by King Marsilla. King Charlemagne is determined to have the people of Saragossa submit to his laws and rulings. King Charlemagne is the king of the Franks and a devoted Christian. His influence as a Christian militant in the Western part of Mediterranean gave him a lot of power to expand the Kingdom of the