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1. What and who are the pagans in the Song of Roland? How are they represented?

2. What are the attributes and concerns of an honourable Christian vassal? Focus on the characters of Roland, Oliver, Ganelon, and Archbishop Turpin.

3. What can historians learn about feudal society from reading the Song of Roland? What, if anything, does literature have to do with history?

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