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Song of Roland

The Song of Roland (French: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century chanson de geste based on the deeds of the Frankish military leader Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. It is the oldest surviving major work of French literature. It exists in various manuscript versions, which testify to its enormous and…

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related to External links · 34
Song of Roland → Bodleian Library MS Digby, Cambridge University Press, Canada, Catalogue, Chanson, Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, Chisholm, Digital, Dorothy, Encyclopædia Britannica, English, Faded Page, Hugh, Legend, LibriVoxLa Chanson, Medieval Manuscripts, Middle Ages, MS Digby, New International Encyclopedia, Old French
related to Plot · 29
Song of Roland → According, Accordingly, Apollin, Arab Muslims, Basques, Battle, Blancandrin, Charlemagne, Charlemagne's, Charlemagne's Franks, Christianity, Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni, Emperor, Francia, Franks, King Marsile, Mahumet, Marsile, Marsile's, Muslim
related to Historical adaptations · 26
Song of Roland → An Old Norse, Around, Carmen, Christian, Franco-Venetian, French, Historia Caroli Magni, In, It, Italy, Kaiserchronik, Karlamagnús, Konrad, Latin, Ludovico Ariosto, Middle Dutch, Middle High German Rolandslied, Occitan, Orlando Furioso, Pfaffe
related to Further reading · 20
Song of Roland → An Analytical Edition, Brault, Commentary, DiVanna, Eugene, George Fenwick, Gerard, Historical Research, Introduction, Isabel, Johns Hopkins University Press, Jones, La, Penn State Press, Politicizing, Reading, Roland, Song, The, Vance
related to Manuscripts and dating · 17
Song of Roland → Although, Anglo-Norman, Bodleian Library, Carolingian, Castilian, First Crusade, It, Others, Oxford, Roland, Scholars, Some, Song, There, Turold, Turoldus, University
related to Durandal · 14
Song of Roland → According, Blessed Virgin Mary, Charlemagne, Durandal, French, In, It, Muslim, Rocamadour, Roland, Saint Basil, Saint Denis, Saint Peter, Song
related to Form · 11
Song of Roland → Baligant, Charlemagne, Ganelon, On, Renaissance, Roland, Romantic, Sarrogossa, Song, The, Unlike
related to Oral performance compared to manuscript versions · 7
Song of Roland → Andrew Taylor, By, Early, French, Roland, Scholarly, Song
part of · 1
Song of Roland → the Matter of France

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roland charlemagne song ganelon poem french oliver charlemagne's de franks story first army chanson version also manuscript frankish marsile one

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Song of Rolandpart ofthe Matter of France0.85text
Song of Rolandrelated to DurandalAccording0.60section
Song of Rolandrelated to DurandalSong0.60section
Song of Rolandrelated to DurandalRoland0.60section
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Song of Rolandrelated to DurandalSaint Peter0.60section
Song of Rolandrelated to DurandalSaint Basil0.60section
Song of Rolandrelated to DurandalSaint Denis0.60section
Song of Rolandrelated to DurandalBlessed Virgin Mary0.60section
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