SMC360H1 Lecture Notes - Middle Ages, Ganelon, Rejoined
15 Dec 2012
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He is not going to win because he is a pagan. It doesn"t matter if they are stronger because they are not going to win. The men"s loyalty can also be questions because they flee upon hearing the horn. Charlemagne is the pricincipal point around which all things this is happening. He represents the right religion, and the model person. The final justice is also under his control. He is also the image of joshua, who also stopped the sun. God chose charlemagne to do what he was required to do. He did made some mistakes, but he is still considered a hero. He fought until the last minute, the very definition of a good hero. It doesn"t matter that it was the end and they were all likely going to die. Marsile response from charlemagne was using a military strategy.
