Charlemagne And Roland
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Author | : Allan Massie |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2011-12-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1780222696 |
Third in Allan Massie's celebrated Dark Ages series A truly European monarch, Charlemagne was king of the Franks from 768 to 814 and for some of that time king of the Lombards, too. From 800, when at Mass on Christmas day in Rome, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Imperator Romanorum (Emperor of the Romans) he became the renewer of the Western Empire, which had expired in the 5th century. His dual role as Emperor and King of the Franks provided the historical link between the Imperial dignity and the Frankish kingdoms and later Germany. Today both France and Germany look to him as a founding figure of their respective countries. His nephew, Roland, was also renowned for his prowess in battle and was the inspiration for the Chanson de Roland which recounts the story of the battle of Roncesvalles, in which he died.
Author | : James Baldwin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Roland (Legendary character) |
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Author | : Karen Pratt |
Publisher | : King's College London Clams |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
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Contributors: W.G. van Emden, Jim Simpson, Sally L. Burch, David Hook, Marco Dorigatti, Mark Chinca, Janet M. Cowen, Alison Stones, Roger Middleton, Karen Pratt
Author | : Simon Gaunt |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2016-11-17 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 0191628204 |
Charles the king, our emperor great, Has been a full seven years in Spain. As far as the sea he conquered this haughty land. Not a single castle remains standing in his path Charlemagne (768-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 and presided over a huge empire. He frequently appears in literature as a great warlord and pious crusading figure. In 778, the rearguard of Charlemagne's retreating army was ambushed and defeated at the battle of Roncevaux. This became the inspiration for songs and poems celebrating deeds of valour in the face of overwhelming odds, through the character of Charlemagne's nephew (the imaginary) Roland. The Song of Roland is the most stirring and moving epic poem of the European Middle Ages, offering a particularly heady mixture of history, legend, and poetry. Presented here in a lively and idiomatic new translation, the Song of Roland offers fascinating insights into medieval ideas about heroism, manhood, religion, race, and nationhood which were foundational for modern European culture. The Song of Roland is accompanied here by two other medieval French epics about Charlemagne, both of which show him to be a far more equivocal figure than that portrayed by the Roland: the Occitan Daurel and Beton, in which he is a corrupt and avaricious monarch; and the Journey of Charlemagne to Jerusalem and Constantinople, which gives the heroes of the Roland a comic makeover.
Author | : Leonard Bacon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
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First and greatest French epic, this 11th-century tale of romance and heroism recounts the adventures of the warrior Roland, nephew to Charlemagne and prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Crystalline translation by Leonard Bacon of a patriotic and poetic story of valor, betrayal, and revenge.
Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2019-11-19 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : |
The Song of Roland is a book of poems by an anonymous author. It depicts a gory French tale of war, where General Charlemagne was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass, showcasing a symbolic struggle between Christianity and Islam.
Author | : Jim Booth |
Publisher | : Watchmaker Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780972178600 |
"Daniel Randolph Deal is a Southern aristocrat, having the required bloodline, but little of the nobility. A man resistant to the folly of ethics, he prefers a selective, self-indulgent morality. He is a confessed hedonist, albeit responsibly so."--Back cover
Author | : Turold |
Publisher | : Aegitas |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2017-04-20 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1773137999 |
The Song of Roland is an epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. It is the oldest surviving major work of French literature and exists in various manuscript versions, which testify to its enormous and enduring popularity in the 12th to 14th centuries.
Author | : James Baldwin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Roland (Legendary character) |
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Author | : James Baldwin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Roland (Fictitious character : King) |
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