Some Analysis
Kidung Sunda has to be considered as a literary work of art and not as a reliable historical chronicle. However the events told in this text might have been based on true factual events.
On the whole, the story narrated in this text, is told in a direct way. It is rather different from other works in the same genre. The narration combines both romantic and dramatic elements in an appealing manner. With lively descriptions and dialogues, the protagonists are brought to life.
Furthermore the story is logical and real. There are no mentions of impossibilities, exaggerations beyond belief and supernatural things, except for one thing, that is the disappearance of Gajah Mada (his moksha). This doesn’t correspond either to other contemporary historical sources.
It has to be said that the author or narrator has chosen the side of the Sundanese in this narration. Therefore many things do not correspond to other sources as mentioned earlier briefly.
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