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A Changing Society as Viewed Through Its Literature When comparing the epic poem of The Song of Roland to the romantic literature of , the differences between the early medieval period and the high medieval period become evident. Both The Song of Roland and depic ....

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.... on each side, while during the individual fights amongst the peers, he gives detailed blow-for-blow descriptions of what occurred. Also, throughout the body of the work the warriors, no matter which side they are on, have significant names for their weapons and war-horses. This holds to the ancient custom that honored weapons with special names as having magical powers that could help its bearer. The battles and heroism of the main characters, as well as the names and details given about their war-horses and weapons, were important to a society that was constantly in a state-of-battle readiness, such as Roland's was. Beyond the battle scenes, Ro ....