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Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne. From a medieval illuminated manuscript.


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Actually, this is not technically a picture of feality in action. Rather, it is the part of a ceremony to create a knight, to tie a sword belt on the knight was part of the ceremony. Although, at some point before in the ceremony fealty was previously made by placeing a hand on a bible or saints relic, this image is of the belt tieing part of the ceremony. It symbolizes the knights membership of the "fighting class".-- Stbalbach 20:53, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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