The Song of Roland

Roland is the hero of the world famous French heroic poem, which became an example of a Christian knight. "Song of Roland" - a classic example of the epic, praising knightly valor, devotion to God and the king, who personified the state. The work narrates about the events during the war of Charlemagne with the Spanish Saracens. It was written several centuries after the battle of 778. Traitor Coun...