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Other medieval French epics have survived. They were grouped by twelfth-century scribes into cycles. The Song of Roland is part of the Cycle of the King (Geste du roi), which also includes The Pilgrimage of Charlemagne (Le pelerinage de Charlemagne or ). Other epic poetry cycles included the Feudal Cycle (Geste de Doon de Maiance) and the William Cycle (Geste de Guillaume d'Orange or Geste de Garin de Monglane.
Italian Renaissance poet Luidi Pulci wrote a burlesque version of the Roland story in 1470 entitled...
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