Nowhere in literature is the medieval code of chivalry more perfectly expressed than in this masterly & exciting poem, translated here by Dorothy L. Sayers, an expert in medieval literature perhaps best know for her sixteen crime novels.MoreNowhere in literature is the medieval code of chivalry more perfectly expressed than in this masterly & exciting poem, translated here by Dorothy L. Sayers, an expert in medieval literature perhaps best know for her sixteen crime novels.IntroductionPoemFeudal pictureVassalageTokensChivalryRules of battleNurture & companionageHorses & swordsVerse & the translationAcknowledgementsNote on costumeSong of RolandNote on Laisse 50