In his most notable epic, he is betrayed by his stepfather Ganelon, and dies blowing his horn Olifant to summon troops, but only after using his sword Durendal to make a failed stand against the Saracens that vastly outnumber his men.
Operas by Franz Josef Haydn and Antonio Vivaldi show this character imprisoned in cave by the sorceress Alcina and emerging to discover that Medoro has married his love object Angelica, causing him to go mad briefly. The work that storyline is derived from follows an unfinished epic by Matteo Boiardo, and was itself written by Ludovico Ariosto. In his most notable epic, he is betrayed by his stepfather Ganelon, and dies blowing his horn Olifant to summon troops, but only after using his sword Durendal to make a failed stand against the Saracens that vastly outnumber his men. For 10 points, name this paladin of Charlemagne and subject of a namesake chansons de geste "song."
Operas by Franz Josef Haydn and Antonio Vivaldi show this character imprisoned in cave by the sorceress Alcina and emerging to discover that Medoro has married his love object Angelica, causing him to go mad briefly.
{Roland} [or {Orlando}]