The Song of Roland (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Romance
- Time of Work: c. 800
- Setting: Western Europe
- Genres: Long fiction, Epic, Romance, medieval, Chanson de geste
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Europe or Europeans, Legends, Fantasy, Heroes or heroism, Middle Ages, Knights or knighthood, Princes or princesses, Royal courts or courtiers, Paganism, Chivalry, Fairies, Holy Roman Empire
- Locales: Europe
Characters Discussed
Emperor Charlemagne (shahr-leh- MAHN-yeh), also called King Charles and Carlon, represented as being two hundred years old, with a flowing white beard, regal bearing, and undiminished vigor. He presides democratically over his court in an orchard near Cordova and accepts the majority view in favor of what proves to be a false peace pact with the Saracens. His militant zeal for Christianizing pagans is offset by his humble submission to fate when his beloved nephew Roland and twenty thousand of his troops are killed by Moorish forces in the Pass of...
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