Ro·land (r  l nd, rô-lä )n. A French hero celebrated in medieval chansons de geste as the nephew of Charlemagne and defender of Christianity who was killed in battle against the Saracens at Roncesvalles in a.d. 778. |
Roland [ˈrəʊlənd]
n
(Biographies / Roland (death date: 778) M, Frankish, MISC: legendary hero) the greatest of the legendary 12 peers (paladins, of whom Oliver was another) in attendance on Charlemagne; he died in battle at Roncesvalles (778 ad)
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