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signation as ambassador (O vv. 280-336). Kms here has the O laisses in
the following order: vv. 319-30, 310-18, 280-309. This is in general the
order of V4 and CV7 as well, but CV7 has added a laisse (C v. 357—75)
and a number of single verses, and V4 has made some changes of its own.
Up to the end of this passage, i.e. the point at which the emperor is about
to hånd Ganeion the glove (O v. 330, in the other versions the verse cor-
responding to O v. 309), the saga has the laisses in practically the same
form as O, but in the same order as CV7 and V4. In the following episode,
the scene de l’investiture de Ganeion, O vv. 331—36, Kms differs from the
other versions, its text being considerably longer than that of O, but much
shorter than the CV7 version of the episode. V4 appears to follow O
closely, but the author of this version has made a number of changes in
this part of the poem, leaving out laisses, combining episodes, and generally
shortening the story, so that it is by no means impossible that the V4 text
is ultimately derived from a version of the poem very similar to the CV7
text.
The differences between the French texts are shown in the table below:
O C V4
319-22 = Kms pp. 55717-21, 49018-22. 335-40 214-18: The emperor orders Ganeion to take the staff and the glove, Ganeion answers: “qo ad tut fait Rollant”.
323-26 — Kms p. 49022-26 341^9 om. Ganeion defies Roland and the peers.
327-30 = Kms p. 49026-31 350-56 219-22 The emperor repeats his command, Gane- Ion does not refuse, but recalls the fate of Basan and Basilie.
om. 357-75 om. Add. laisse: The emperor threatens Gane- Ion. Ganeion threatens Roland.
310-18 = Kms p. 49031- -4912 376-87 223-28 G. asks the emperor to remember his son.
280-95 = Kms p. 4912-22 388-416 229-40 G. approaches Roland, accuses him of having brought about his appointment. Roland offers to go.
296-302 = Kms p. 49122-29 417-26 241-48 G. vrill not let him do it, but swears to take revenge on Roland. Roland laughs.