Project Gutenberg 2009-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 112 Noël, Eugène 1855 1921 Noel, Eugene Chanson de Roland. Esperanto Rolandkanto Produced by Andrew Sly, Eric Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Thanks to the Toronto Esperanto Circle for providing the original book. "Rolandkanto" by Eugène Noël is a poetic translation of the medieval epic "La Chanson de Roland," written in the early 20th century. This new rendition presents the original work alongside a French translation, seeking to revitalize a monumental piece of French literature. The poem explores themes of valor, national identity, and the historical conflict between Christians and Saracens, centered on the figure of Roland, a noble warrior and nephew to Emperor Charlemagne. At the start of "Rolandkanto," the narrative sets the stage for the conflict in Spain, introducing King Marsil' of Saragossa, who grapples with the threat posed by Charlemagne's forces. As Marsil' consults with his barons about their dire situation, he decides to seek a deceitful peace by sending delegates to the French king. The opening ignites tension and foreshadows betrayal, as characters plot against one another, laying the groundwork for the epic battles and themes of loyalty that will follow in Roland's tragic saga. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. eo Roland (Legendary character) -- Romances Knights and knighthood -- Poetry Epic poetry, French -- Translations into Esperanto PQ Text Esperanto Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 456918 2025-07-12T12:17:02.672452 text/html 515428 2021-02-24T16:35:54 text/html 187937 2025-07-12T12:17:22.817480 application/epub+zip 190201 2025-07-12T12:17:09.517417 application/epub+zip 176490 2025-07-12T12:17:05.868460 application/epub+zip 450923 2025-07-12T12:17:27.854384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430693 2025-07-12T12:17:17.420445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368780 2022-09-14T06:48:35.776371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231033 2025-07-12T12:17:00.477531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230913 2021-01-05T21:37:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20175 2025-07-12T12:17:28.009339 application/rdf+xml 10606 2025-07-12T12:17:06.452452 image/jpeg 2931 2025-07-12T12:17:06.160450 image/jpeg 82912 2021-01-05T21:37:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 119270 2021-02-24T16:35:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 170893 2025-07-12T12:17:02.698484 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog eo.wikipedia