Song Of Roland

In The Song of Roland, Roland “embody an especially pure form of the spirit of feudal loyalty to one’s overlord” (Lawall 1104}. The websites describe Charles the Great as a father figure and Roland as a loyal and honorable subject. In the introduction of The Song of Roland one is told of the characteristics of Roland and King Charles. Roland is described as a French Achilles. He is described as arrogant, honorable and loyal. Roland …

…Roland did not blow his horn. There is much controversy surrounding this act, but most experts believe Roland did not blow the horn because he did not want to put the King and his fellow warriors in harms way. I believe the act that reveals his purest loyalty is he fights to his death and even when he is dying he protects his fellow fallen comrades. Roland exemplifies loyalty and honor to one’s overlord.