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The Song of Roland (Classics) by Glyn Burgess; Glyn Burgess is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Song of Roland (Classics) about?
On 15 August 778, Charlemagne’s army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass. Out of this skirmish arose a stirring tale of war, which was recorded in the oldest extant epic poem in French. <i>The Song of Roland</i>, written by an unknown poet, tells of Charlemagne’s warrior nephew, Lord of the Breton Marches, who valiantly leads his men into battle against the Saracens, but dies in the massacre, defiant to the en
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Glyn Burgess; Glyn Burgess
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141914039
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Medieval, French
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (221 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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