Roncesvalles, an ambush without Saracens against the Valiant Roland
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2022.
Sujet(s) : Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : Like the battle of Poitiers, the battle of Roncesvalles in 778 became a founding myth of the French national narrative. And, in both cases, the designated enemies—the Arabs, the Muslims, the Saracens—were deceitful, cruel, sometimes inhuman. . . There’s something fascinating about the destiny of Roncesvalles. Two visions of the battle have emerged: one of patient, scholarly investigation, adhering to the traditional methods of historical research; and another that disregards the former entirely, endlessly perpetuating a legend born from the pen of the author of the The Song of Roland.
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Like the battle of Poitiers, the battle of Roncesvalles in 778 became a founding myth of the French national narrative. And, in both cases, the designated enemies—the Arabs, the Muslims, the Saracens—were deceitful, cruel, sometimes inhuman. . . There’s something fascinating about the destiny of Roncesvalles. Two visions of the battle have emerged: one of patient, scholarly investigation, adhering to the traditional methods of historical research; and another that disregards the former entirely, endlessly perpetuating a legend born from the pen of the author of the The Song of Roland.
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