Trahison et vengeance dans "La Chanson de Roland" et "Nibelungenlied"
Treason and revenge in the "Chanson de Roland" and "Nibelungenlied"

Summary/Abstract: This article is about the way the private and public wars are seen in two of the most important works of the Middle-Ages literature, the "Chanson de Roland" and the "Nibelungenlied". Our purpose was first of all to follow how the action develops from the betrayal pact made by the two negative characters Ganelon and Hagen against the positive characters, Roland and Siegfried till the very end of the two “traitors”. Secondly, we tried to figure it out whether Ganelon and Hagen’s actions against the main characters are indeed legitimate or if they violated the customs of the private war which turned up to become disastrous for all characters involved in the story. The article also depicts their trial and how arguments were brought in their favor or against them, leading to their death conviction.

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