The Pilgrimage of Charlemagne (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 1100
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Folklore
- Time of Work: c. 800
- Setting: Paris, Jerusalem, and Constantinople
- Principal Characters: Charlemagne, Hugo, Roland, Oliver, William of Orange, Naimes, Ogier of Denmark, Gerin, Berenger, Turpin the Archbishop, Ernaut, Aymer, Bernard of Brusban, Bertram
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, medieval, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: France or French people, Paris, Kings, queens, or royalty, Heroes or heroism, Pilgrims or pilgrimages, Middle Ages, Middle East, Knights or knighthood, Jerusalem, Chivalry
- Locales: Paris, France, Jerusalem, Constantinople
The Story:
One day Emperor Charlemagne, accompanied by his queen, the twelve peers, and many others, went to the Abbey of St. Denis. Charlemagne was elegantly garbed and wore his fine sword as well as his splendid crown. Proud of his prepossessing mien, he boasted of his power and majestic appearance, confidently asking the queen if she had ever seen another as impressive as he. Impatient with this vanity, the queen chided Charlemagne for his inordinately high opinion of himself and suggested that there was a king handsomer than he. The emperor, angry over this public...
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