The Song Of Roland

On 15 August 778 Charlemagnes army was returning from a successful expeditionagainst Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a Pyrenean pass.Written by... » 

On 15 August 778 Charlemagnes army was returning from a successful expeditionagainst Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a Pyrenean pass.Written by an unknown poet this book tells of Charlemagnes warrior nephewLord of Breton Marches who valiantly leads his men into battle against theSaracens but dies defiant to the end. «