Sestina

This is the story of a frenchman, who hated the English, mocked those who would call for peace, and lived (and died) fighting. He's also a misogynist, calling those who do not fight "fit only to rot in womanish peace" the worst fate he can imagine. He calls the men around him cowards, daring them to raise an army and fight with him against "the leopard". He is almost suicidal in his quest for war, this man must have lost much or done something terrible in order to want death so badly.
In the the fifth sextet? he describes his hate for Richard The Lionheart, who is famous for his valiant quests and leading the third crusade. Mayhaps one of the reasons this man hates the english so much is that he is a muslim, and had his home or family destroyed by the christian crussades. Gods are mentioned throughout the poem, including "through all the riven skies God's sword's clash"
The Sestina is ironically appropriate for this poem, as the ending tercet is much shorter than the sestets? that mostly compose this poem, perhaps this is because he dies here. Not in the glorious manner he had wished, but he is put to death for attempting to stir up trouble.