In the opening of this work, (*) Ganelon is selected to work out a peace treaty with the city of Saragossa ruled by king Marsilla.
One scene in this work details the intervention of a Babylonian king named Baligant. In another section, a man is condemned to death after the weak Thierry manages to kill Pinabel in a duel. In the opening of this work, (*) Ganelon is selected to work out a peace treaty with the city of Saragossa ruled by king Marsilla. A Ludovico Ariosto epic is based off of this work, whose central character blows an oliphant horn shortly before he is killed by an ambush of Basque troops at the Battle of Roncevaux ("ron-suh-VOH") Pass. For 10 points, name this French medieval epic, a "song" named after a soldier in the army of Charlemagne.
One scene in this work details the intervention of a Babylonian king named Baligant.
The Song of {Roland} [or La {Chanson} de {Roland}]