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Over the years, the battle was romanticized by oral tradition into a major conflict between Christians and Muslims, when in fact both sides in the battle were Christian. The legend is recounted in 11th century The Song of Roland, which is the oldest surviving major work of French literature, and in Orlando Furioso, which is one of the most celebrated works of Italian literature.

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  • Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778)
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  • Over the years, the battle was romanticized by oral tradition into a major conflict between Christians and Muslims, when in fact both sides in the battle were Christian. The legend is recounted in 11th century The Song of Roland, which is the oldest surviving major work of French literature, and in Orlando Furioso, which is one of the most celebrated works of Italian literature.
Strength
  • Unknown
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Partof
  • Charlemagne's campaign in the Iberian Peninsula
Date
  • 0778-08-15(xsd:date)
Commander
Caption
  • The death of Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux, from an illustrated manuscript, 1455–1460
Casualties
  • Unknown
  • Massacre of the Frankish rearguard but safety for the main force
Result
  • Vascon victory
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Place
  • Roncevaux Pass in the Pyrenees
Conflict
  • Battle of Roncevaux Pass
abstract
  • Over the years, the battle was romanticized by oral tradition into a major conflict between Christians and Muslims, when in fact both sides in the battle were Christian. The legend is recounted in 11th century The Song of Roland, which is the oldest surviving major work of French literature, and in Orlando Furioso, which is one of the most celebrated works of Italian literature.
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