Medievalists.net » The Song of Roland http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Friends: Chansons De Geste Ltd. – thematteroffrance.com http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/09/medieval-friends-chansons-de-geste-ltd-thematteroffrance-com/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/09/medieval-friends-chansons-de-geste-ltd-thematteroffrance-com/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:27:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48178 This week on Medieval Friends, we're featuring Thomas Motter's website, thematteroffrance.com. Thomas is fluent in French, and has lived in Paris and Munich. He's done extensive research on medieval French history with an emphasis on the Chansons de Gestes.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/09/medieval-friends-chansons-de-geste-ltd-thematteroffrance-com/feed/ 0 Holy War in The Song of Roland: The ‘Mythification’ of History http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/26/holy-war-in-the-song-of-roland-the-mythification-of-history/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/26/holy-war-in-the-song-of-roland-the-mythification-of-history/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:56:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=45301 It is true, as the poem claims, that in 778 the rear guard of Charlemagne’s army was massacred at Roncevaux. But in reality — and in contrast to the claims of the song — the Basques, and not the Muslims, destroyed the rear guard of the Frankish forces.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/26/holy-war-in-the-song-of-roland-the-mythification-of-history/feed/ 0 The Hero as a Reflection of Culture http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/27/the-hero-as-a-reflection-of-culture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/27/the-hero-as-a-reflection-of-culture/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:56:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=30521 As heroes, Achilles, Aeneas, Beowulf, and Roland reflect the values of the societies that created them.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/27/healing-leaves/feed/ 0 Odo of Bayeux At War: Linking The Bayeux Tapestry And “The Song Of Roland” http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/odo-of-bayeux-at-war-linking-the-bayeux-tapestry-and-%e2%80%9cthe-song-of-roland%e2%80%9d/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/odo-of-bayeux-at-war-linking-the-bayeux-tapestry-and-%e2%80%9cthe-song-of-roland%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:06:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25377 Odo of Bayeux At War: Linking The Bayeux Tapestry And “The Song Of Roland” Jameson, Carl (University of Delaware) Thesis: B.A., University of Delaware, Spring (2009) Abstract In 1066 England was conquered by Duke William of Normandy, and during the next ten years a magnificent work of art was created to glorify the conquest: the […]

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