A review by lapsedmarxist
The Song of Roland by Unknown

4.0

them high middle ages poets sure could write a wicked good ‘chanson de geste.’ a classic tale/story of good vs evil. who is good and who is evil is relative and up to you to decide, at least as far as i am concerned. it also goes without saying that this tale is not for the faint of heart. gory and proper gruesome. moreover, the tale is not without its accidental/unintentional funny bits. more than once, Roland et al proudly proclaim ‘the pagans are wrong and the christians are right.’ which was almost always quickly followed by ‘no dishonorable tale will ever be told about us.’ hard not to at least chortle. but yeah. rip Roland. gone but never forgotten.