Back Rolandslied Afrikaans Canción de Roldán AN ملحمة رولاند Arabic Cantar de Roldán AST Roland haqqında nəğmə Azerbaijani Песня пра Раланда Byelorussian Песьня пра Ралянда BE-X-OLD Песен за Роланд Bulgarian La Chanson de Roland Breton Cançó de Rotllan Catalan
The Song of Roland (French: La Chanson de Roland) is an epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778 during the reign of Charlemagne. It is the oldest surviving major piece of French literature. It exists in different manuscript versions which shows its great popularity in from the 12th to 14th centuries.
The date of poem is somewhere between 1040 and 1115. An early version began around 1040. Additions and changes were made up until about 1115. The final text has about 4,000 lines of poetry. These are further divided into 298 poetic units called laisses.[1] It was written to be performed, possibly to music. The author of the poem is unknown.[1]
The epic poem is the oldest example of the chanson de geste. This was a literary form popular between the 11th and 15th centuries. It was all about legendary deeds and heroes.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Song of Roland Study Guide". GradeSaver LLC. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "The Song of Roland". FordhamUniversity.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-12-29.