As an aside, can't help but think there is a place for a cinematic retelling of the Song of Roland set in the global war on terror.https://twitter.com/lauraingalli/status/1447234284931231748 …
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It has a lot of relevant thematic elements: an army out of its depth in an unfamiliar land, lack of mission clarity/unity of purpose, heroics spent in a vain rearguard action in the service of an already lost cause, the complexities of political conflict over religious divides.
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And of course a conflict where - as the poem tells it (not as the actual campaign went) initial dramatic success falls apart due to a lack of cultural understanding and political will. Honestly, I think it fits pretty well. AOI
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Maybe not from Song, but Charlemagne: two knights from opposite sides meet, realise they have the same coat of arms, figure out both are descendents of same Trojan Hero and resolve to not fight.
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I don't know the medieval reference, but surely this is in turn an allusion to Diomedes and Glaucus who upon realizing their grandparents (Bellerophon and Oeneus) were guest-friends, resolve not to fight and instead trade armor.
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