num_pages: 192
description: A lyrical translation of the great medieval epic set during the reign of Charlemagne chronicles the 778 battle of Roncesvals between the Franks and the Moors and the doomed heroism of Roland, the embodiment of the chivalric ideal, and his men. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Song of Roland
titlecomplete: The Song of Roland
characters: Roland, Blancandrins, Oliver, King Marsile, Charlemagne, Ganelon
genres: Fiction, France, Poetry, French Literature, School, Literature, Classics, Epic, Historical Fiction, Mythology
ratings_count: 16839
places: Pyrenees Mountains, Europe
publisher: Signet Classic