1. Medieval Literature
The ultimate loyalty to the king is seen in the following lines, spoken by Roland: "I would rather die than be overtaken by dishonor. ... The idea of piety was so strongly pressed on the military men that they would pray and beg God for his mercy as the lay dying on the battlefield. " (Oliver) dismounts and lays himself on the ground and resolutely confesses his sins aloud, his two hands joined and stretched upwards towards the sky. ... "Oliver, my brother, I must not fail you. I shall die of grief if I die of nought else let us go and strike fresh blows! ... As seen in the following quote, wa...
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