MEDIEVAL LITERATURE

Ganelon is a well-respected Frankish baron and Roland's stepfather. He resents his stepson's boastfulness and great popularity among the...

Olivier - A gallant warrior, one of the twelve peers of France, and Roland's best friend, Olivier is the protagonist's foil, setting off...

Roland is only mentioned in passing in the historical records, as the prefect of the Breton Marches, among those who fell at Roncesvals....

Historically, Charlemagne (742?-814), was king of the Franks and a committed, militant Christian. A loyal ally of the pope and a great...

The Song of Roland (Old French, La Chanson de Roland) is the oldest surviving work of French literature, dating from the late 11th...