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Though men of the eleventh century did, in fact, display their emotions much more openly than we do, there is no reason to suppose that they made a practice of fainting away in chorus.
-D.L. Sayers, introduction to "the Song of Roland" trans. D.L. Sayers

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:D:D

that's not the modern-most modern english translation out there, but i for one like the antiquated versions. much more heroic :D

i'm only forty laisses into it, and i've already decided Roland's a twat...

the translator's introduction was hilarious. Talking about Oliver's tendancy to say 'i told you so' she declares that responsibility yoked with irresponsibility is often so. Many a married woman will sympathise with Oliver.