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The oldest and most celebrated of the French chansons de geste, an epic poem recounting the heroic last stand and death of the knight Roland at the battle of Roncevaux. Composed in the era of the Crusades, it transformed a minor historical skirmish into a stirring tale of loyalty, valor, and faith that became the national epic of medieval France.
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