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Draft Your
IntroductionProvide Background Information
You may want to provide background information to acquaint
your reader with your topic. This background information may include
historical, biographical, descriptive, or summary information. In
all cases, any background information you provide should be essential
to your discussion and relate directly to your topic.
The Song of Roland is an account of the warrior Roland, who leads
his vassals into battle against pagan enemies. Roland dies a valiant
death, and Charlemagne, Roland’s uncle and lord, plans to avenge
his loyal vassal. The story of Roland has some historical foundation.
The setting of the story is Spain, and Charles did lead a campaign
into Spain in 778. This paper draws upon that historical base to offer
a consideration of another theme in the story: the lord-vassal relationship.
The lord-vassal relationship theme developed in The Song of Roland resonates with common practices of this time.
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