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Saturday, May 13, 2023
The Matter of France
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This post referred to the Song of Roland as foundational to of the Matter of France. The Matter of France, also known as "The Carolin...
Friday, May 12, 2023
The Song of Roland
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In 778, Basques ambushed the rearguard of Charlemagne's army as it was going northward through the Ronceveaux Pass in the Pyrenees. They...
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Battle of Ronceveaux
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Charlemagne thought trying to retake parts of the Iberian Peninsula back from the Moors was a good idea, so he accepted an invitation from S...
Thursday, October 10, 2013
The Four Sons of Aymon
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The brothers on Bayard arrive in Dordogne. c.1470 Yesterday I mentioned that the Ardennes region in northeast France was a wild area pro...
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