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	The Song of Roland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th century Old French epic poem about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass (or Roncesvalles) fought by Roland of the Brittany Marches and his fellow paladins.
		The synagogues and mosques of Zaragoza are smashed, and 100,000 Muslims and Jews are baptized.
		Roland, the hero of the Song; nephew of Charlemagne; leads the rear guard of the French forces; killed by Marsilion’s troops after a valiant struggle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chanson_de_Roland (976 words)

	Chanson de geste -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The chansons de geste were composed in monorhyme (A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem) stanzas.
		The Geste de Doon de Mayence; this cycle concerned (Someone who betrays his country by committing treason) traitors and rebels against royal authority, and in each case the revolt ends with the defeat of the rebels and their eventual repentance.
		The chansons de geste created a body of (Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person) mythology that lived on well after the creative force of the genre itself was spent.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chanson_de_geste.htm (670 words)

	Learn more about Chanson de geste in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The chansons de geste, Old French for "songs of heroic deeds", are the epic poetry that appears at the dawn of French literature.
		The Geste de Doon de Mayence; this cycle concerned traitors and rebels against royal authority, and in each case the revolt ends with with the defeat of the rebels and their eventual repentance.
		The chansons de geste created a body of mythology that lived on well after the creative force of the genre itself was spent.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/ch/chanson_de_geste.html (1000 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Chanson de Roland
		Chanson de Roland, epic poem, probably written in the 12th century, attributed by many to Norman poet Turold.
		The Chanson de Roland (circa 1100), attributed to the Norman poet Turold, is the most popular of the epics.
		Chansons de Geste (French, “songs of great deeds”), a body of about 80 mostly anonymous French epic poems, each thousands of lines long.
	encarta.msn.com /Chanson_de_Roland.html (159 words)

	Roland
		Hero of the Old French chanson de geste, the Chanson de Roland, dating from the first half of the 12th century, an epic account of the battle between the rearguard of Charlemagne's army, led by his nephew Roland, and the large Saracen forces who ambush the rearguard in the valley of Roncevaux.
		The ambush is arranged with the treacherous connivance of Roland's stepfather, Ganelon.
		Roland takes up the challenge to fight against the odds and refuses to summon help from Charlemagne, as his companion, Oliver, advises.
	www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/R/Roland.html (187 words)

	Chanson de Roland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Song of Roland Modern English translation of La Chanson de Roland (11th century).
		Hall de la chanson Centre national du patrimoine de la chanson, des variétés et des musiques actuelles.
		Roland The Roland Comic: Alone in a strange land, betrayed by countrymen, surrounded by hostile armies.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Chanson_de_Roland.html (294 words)

	Roland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Existence of an early Roland poem is indicated by the historian Wace’s statement that Taillefer sang of Roland’s deeds to inflame the men before the Battle of Hastings (1066).
		Historically Roland was Charlemagne’s commander on the Breton border; he was killed in a pass in the Pyrenees when Basques cut off the rear guard of the Frankish army returning from its invasion of Spain in 778.
		The Roland epopee was long a favorite with French, Spanish, and Italian poets, and Roland was eventually transformed beyond recognition into the Orlando of the Italian Renaissance epics of Boiardo and Ariosto.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ro/Roland.html (370 words)

	History of FRENCH LITERATURE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The greatest of the chansons de geste is also one of the earliest - the Chanson de Roland, dating probably from about 1100.
		Seeing their number, Roland's companion Oliver urges him to sound his horn to summon Charlemagne back to their defence (one theme of the poem is the contrast between Oliver's commonsense and Roland's headstrong inclination to drama and heroism).
		Roland blows his oliphant (a horn of elephant tusk) with such force that he bursts a vein in his head.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac81 (1812 words)

	Chanson de geste (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The chansons de geste, Old French for "songs of heroic deeds", are the epic poetry that appears at the dawn of Frenchliterature.
		The chansons de geste created a body of mythology that lived on wellafter the creative force of the genre itself was spent.
		Indeed, until the 19th century, the tales of Roland and Charlemagne were as important as the tales of King Arthur and the Holy Grail, and the Italian epics on these themes were still accounted majorworks of literature.
	www.therfcc.org /chanson-de-geste-11287.html (905 words)

	Chanson de Roland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Chanson de Gest (shon-son' de zhest), literally song of heroic deeds, was a special form of narrative poem popular in France during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, corresponding to the ballads of old England.
		The Chanson de Roland is a cycle of these songs celebrating the heroic exploits of Charlemagne, and giving especially the story of Roland's death at Roncesvalles in 778, and the revenge taken by Charlemagne upon the Saracens.
		This song of Roland, as the epic is commonly called, was the most popular heroic song of the Middle Ages.
	www.factopia.com /aiton-encyclopedia-vol1/chanson-de-roland.htm (212 words)

	The Song of Roland
		The Song is based on historical events surrounding the battle of August 15, 778 in which the rear-guard of Charlemagne's retreating Franks was attacked by muslims; in the ensuing massacre, Roland and other important paladins were killed.
		In history, Charlemagne in fact failed to conquer Zaragoza and left Spain after Roland was killed, not returning until 801 when he captured Barcelona.
		Much poetic licence is taken with history, as the poem's function is in part to strengthen Christians' resolve against Islam during the Crusades of the 11th century.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_song_of_roland.html (844 words)

	CHANSON de ROLAND
		Roland has a tenuous relation to actual history; the central background figure is Charles, king of the Franks (crowned emperor by the pope in the year 800, the first head of the Holy Roman Empire).
		Roland is not simply a narrative of straightforward action; the plot is complicated by the treachery of Ganelon and later by the disagreement between Oliver and Roland.
		It is clear that Roland is the central figure in the poem as a whole and especially in the first half—until his death.
	www.tccc.cc.nc.us /swood/251/Roland.htm (2424 words)

	Chanson de Roland - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Chanson de Roland
		11th-century epic poem which tells of the real and imaginary deeds of Roland and other knights of Charlemagne, and their last stand against the Basques at Roncesvalles.
		It is an example of the chanson de geste.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Chanson%20de%20Roland (99 words)

	La Chanson de Roland
		Roland dit: "Je sonnerai de l’olifant, Charles l’entendra, lui qui est au passage des ports; je vous le jure, les Français reviendront de leurs pas." Olivier dit: "Ce serait grande honte et grand opprobre pour vos parents, et ce déshonneur les suivrait leur vie entière.
		Roland sent qu’il a perdu la vue, et, sur ses pieds, tant qu’il peut, il s’évertue; sur son visage, la couleur a disparu.
		Il se prit à se souvenir de maintes choses, de tant de terres qu’il a conquises, le vaillant, de douce France, des hommes de son lignage, de Charlemagne, son seigneur, qui l’a nourri.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /dept/frenital/chanson.htm (2338 words)

	La chanson de Roland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Chanson de dimension moyenne, le poème comprend 4002 vers, répartis en 291 laisses.
		La scène de la mort de Aude "est belle en elle-même mais elle a surtout pour but de grandir le personnage de Roland en montrant la qualité du sentiment qu'il a suscité chez sa fiancée." (p.
		Le choix des pièces, européennes et arabo-andalouses, l'évidente complicité entre les musiciens, leur humour et la mise en scène, vivante et décontractée, nous offrent un autre regard sur ce poème qui oppose chrétiens et musulmans, avec des consonances malheureusement encore actuelles.
	www.chanson-de-geste.com /la_chanson_de_roland.htm (1200 words)

	Chanson de Roland, La -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		More than 80 chansons, most of them thousands of lines long, have survived in manuscripts dating from the 12th to the 15th century, but they deal chiefly with events of the 8th and 9th centuries during the reigns of Charlemagne and his successors.
		The term chansons de geste (songs of great deeds) refers to a group of Old French epic poems forming the core of the Charlemagne legends.
		More than 80 chansons de geste are known, varying in length from about 1,500 to more than 18,000 lines.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022449 (898 words)

	ROLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Like old-fashioned Westerns, the chansons de geste were packed with action, and their heroes tended to steer clear of sentimental entanglements with women.
		The chansons de geste "all went back to the French Chanson de Roland and celebrated the noble Franks as invincible warriors in their fight against "infidel gods...." (Heer, 166) More than eighty of the chansons de geste survive, in whole, or partially.
		The Chanson de Roland "describes Charlemagne's expedition into Spain and the disastrous battle of the rear guard...It recalls one of the most famous victims of the ambush.
	novaonline.nv.cc.va.us /eli/eng251/rolandstudy.htm (3611 words)

	KCT Glossary: "S"
		Song of Roland: The most famous chanson de geste, composed between 1098-1100, describing the betrayal of Count Roland at the hand of Ganelon, and his resulting death in the Pyranee Mountains at the hands of the Saracens.
		Roland was a loyal defender of his liege Charlemagne, and the take has become a landmark in the iconography of chivalry.
		Geoffrey de Charnay, a founding member of the Company, was one of the last Companions, slain carrying the Oriflamme.
	www.chronique.com /Library/Glossaries/glossary-KCT/gloss_s.htm (2225 words)

	Paladin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Roland is girt with a sword by Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste.
		The original paladins of legend appeared as the heroes of the Chanson de Roland and of the other romances of chivalry which told of the legendary court of King Charlemagne.
		Astolpho, descended from Charles Martel and a cousin of Roland.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Paladin.htm (509 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : La Chanson de Roland : Main
		Roland des Roncesvalles is a legendary knight from the age of chivalry in France.
		In the 11th-century epic La Chanson de Roland, he is depicted as a key figure in halting...
		In the 11th-century epic La Chanson de Roland, he is depicted as a key figure in halting the advance of the Arabs into France.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/105088/moviemain.jhtml (143 words)

	WebLettres - Concours - Agrégation - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		LC - gr : Eusèbe de Césarée (1)
		LC - gr : Eusèbe de Césarée
		Il offre des situations d'évaluation permettant de situer chaque élève dans son parcours d'apprentissage et fournit des mesures des résultats du système éducatif français et des analyses de ses spécificités.
	www.weblettres.net /sommaire.php?entree=18&rubrique=107&sousrub=261 (207 words)

	chansongeste
		Ce sont des épopées, qui exaltent les prouesses des héros et le sentiment de l' honneur.
		La chanson de Roland raconte l'histoire de Roland, neveu valeureux de Charlemagne, voué à la mort par une trahison, celle de Ganelon.
		Au moment de la bataille Roland refusera de rappeler Charlemagne, sachant qu' il va mourir ; son honneur est de se battre de toutes ses forces pour que le roi passe sain et sauf avec ses armées.
	www.ifrance.com /joellebarn/chansongeste.htm (744 words)

	Roland
		When in 778 the rearguard of Charlemagne's army was withdrawing from a campaign in Spain to battle a rising among the recently conquered Saxons of Germany, they were attacked at Roncesvalles by the Basques and the Gascons.
		Legend embroidered the defeat and in the eleventh century Chanson de Roland, the warrior emerged as a Christian hero overwhelmed by the forces of Islam.
		The Chanson de Roland reveals a surprising depth of (Roman Catholic) hatred for the followers of Muhammad.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/r/roland.html (205 words)

	Roland
		Roland Laporte - Laporte, Roland, 1675–1704, a leader of the Camisards, known as Roland.
		Roland sues three for unlicensed use of sound.
		Retailers applaud new Roland organ line: expressing confidence in the future of the home organ, Roland invests in a complete overhaul of the successful Atelier line.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/ent/A0842275.html (488 words)

	La Chanson de Roland in breve
		La Chanson de Roland, poema epico medievale si inserisce nel filone della “Chanson de geste”, genere poetico narrativo che si diffuse nella Francia settentrionale in contemporanea della lirica trobadorica, intorno all’anno ‘200.
		E’ composto da strofe, dette lassi, ognuna una delle quali contiene episodi autosufficienti, in versi decasillabi in assonanza con la funzione di scandire il ritmo.
		La Chanson de Roland, pur essendo scritta, contiene caratteristiche tipiche della tradizione orale che si ritrovano negli attributi formulari e nella semplicità di linguaggio che ne favorisce la memorizzazione.
	www.skuola.net /italiano/chansonderoland.asp (320 words)

	Introduction a la Chanson de Roland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		La Chanson de Roland raconte la défaite subie par l'arrière-garde de Charlemagne au passage des Pyrénées lorsqu'il revenait le 15 aout 778 d'une expédition militaire en Espagne.
		Bien que l'intrique de la Chanson de Roland soit basée sur des faits historiques, ces faits ont été pas mal modifiés dans la création de l'oeuvre.
		Des qualificatifs obligés: l'herbe est verte, les monts sont hauts et les vaux ténébreux
	kitten.hsc.edu /faculty-staff/joanm/introroland.htm (351 words)

	LA CHANSON DE ROLAND
		Les deux répliques de Roland s'adressent à Ganelon à l'aide de formules d'introduction analogues : reprise de la même situation.
		Le besoin d'établir des liaisons est faible, mais la performance du trouveur, sa capacité de réinventer à partir du même début doit impressionner l'auditeur.
		Enumération par Roland des bêtes qu'il n'abandonnera pas sans combattre.
	www.cafe.umontreal.ca /genres/e-charol.html (566 words)

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