Download or read book The Song of Roland written by Turold and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Song of Roland is an epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. It is the oldest surviving major work of French literature and exists in various manuscript versions, which testify to its enormous and enduring popularity in the 12th to 14th centuries.