The Role Of Warrior Heroism In The Poem Song Of Roland

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What is the Warrior Heroism in the Poem “Song of Roland”? What is the motivation of the men? Did the hero’s fight for loyalty to Christianity, their warlord, or the love of their country. A very complex poem of loyalty, deceit, and conflict we find a story that has been able to keep people’s interest for thousands of years. My thoughts and arguments on how to interpret the Poem’s meaning and the Poet’s view are several. In the reading and interpretation of the Poem “Song of Roland” we find different forms of Warrior Heroism, we also find many different motivational factors for the armies described in the poem. The Poem forces the readers to think deeply about the hero’s effort to fight. Is it for loyalty to Christianity, their warlord, or the love of their country? In the beginning we find the Muslims are making their last real defense as they are defending the last city of Spain, which adds to the severity of the whole setting. In a last ditch effort in order not to be slaughtered outright, or to succumb to the power of the Franks, …show more content…

Even though the poem paints a broad brush that both sides are convinced their god is superior, it’s the Christian warrior heroism that wins out in the end. In the time of the Charlemagne and the French armies, it was truly thought that they were victors because their god wanted them to be and it was mind set of the warriors that fought for this caused that god would also make them victorious. The old and constant message of good versus evil that is the picture painted by the author and story teller of the poem the “Song of Roland”. The Poem forces the readers to think deeply about the hero’s effort to fight. Why do they fiercely fight to their death? It is evident it’s for the loyalty to Christianity. It’s this message that was spread thought out the European area during those

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