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Song of Roland
Reviews
Author(s) Title Reference
Eric Stanley Brian Murdoch, The Germanic Hero: Politics and Pragmatism in Early Medieval Poetry 68/1, p. 150
Joan Turville-Petre Kings and Captains: Variations on a Heroic Theme, by Charles Moorman 42/2, p. 204

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