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Who Is Vandal A Modern Hero
This week I had a very hard time coming up with a forum since the question was about comparing Lanval’s tale to a similar but modern story or film. I don’t watch much TV besides the news and I only read the newspapers at home so I do not see many stories that are about heroes that end up with the girl of their dreams in those sources. However, I can only compare Vandal the Hero to other modern characters. In the tale of Vandal, Vandal is described as a foreigner in a foreign land even though he is one of the best knights of King Arthur and Vandal serves the king utterly well, however King Arthur does not reward him nor recognize him for his actions. This reminded me of Oedipus situation in which his king never rewarded him, both of these heroes
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