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This dialogue between Roland and Oliver is one of the poem’s most meaningful exchanges. Roland has finally decided to sound his Olifant to call for help, having ignored Oliver’s earlier urging to do just that. Now, Oliver is angry with Roland for failing to summon Charlemayn’s help sooner—it’s Roland’s fault that the Franks are being overrun, and now his stubbornness results in “a curse on [the Franks’] heads.” France will be “shent” (shamed) because of Roland’s failure to act prudently in order to preserve his own chivalry. Oliver’s damning words, as well as his claim that their friendship is over…