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The Song of Roland
(La Chanson de Roland) anonymous (Turold?) late 11th century (The mightiest and noblest of Charlemagne’s crusading knights is betrayed, but his companions stand fiercely by him as the Saracens attack.) The year is 778. The brave knight Roland and his army, led by eleven of the noblest warriors in Christendom, watch in horror as an […]
Njáls Saga
(Njála) anonymous (Icelandic) 1270-1290 (A sage in medieval Iceland attempts to restore order in the face of bloody vengeance and warrior’s honor) The mighty deeds of a free people in struggle are frequently represented in timeless literature—such stories will never go stale. Whether tossed on the stormy Mediterranean, afoot in the forests and scrublands of […]
