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Roncesvalles (rōn'thāsvä`lyās), Fr. Roncevaux, mountain pass (alt. 3,468 ft/1,057 m), in the Pyrenees, between Pamplona (Spain) and Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (France). Tradition has made it the scene of the death of the hero Roland Roland , the great French hero of the medieval Charlemagne cycle of chansons de geste, immortalized in the Chanson de Roland (11th or 12th cent.).
..... Click the link for more information. . Roncesvalles a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: a nearby pass was the scene of the defeat of Charlemagne and death of Roland in 778 Roncesvalles (French, Roncevaux), a village in the Western Pyrenees in the Spanish province of Navarre. The village is situated below the pass where on Aug. 15, 778, the Basques, allies of the Moors, fell upon and destroyed the rear guard of Charlemagne’s Frankish army, which was retreating to France after an unsuccessful siege of Zaragoza. The commander Roland, hero of the French epic Song of Roland, was killed in the battle. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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