

La Chanson de Roland is an epic poem, based on the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. It is the oldest major work of French literature. The poem is part of the Matter of France, a body of epic poetry centering on Charlemagne and his paladins...


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