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Roncesvalles

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Ron·ces·valles  (rns-vlz, rônths-välys)
A mountain pass, 1,057.7 m (3,468 ft) high, through the western Pyrenees in northern Spain. It is the traditional site of the death of the hero Roland during the defeat of Charlemagne's army by the Saracens (778).
Roncesvalles [ˈrɒnsəˌvælz (Spanish) rɔnθezˈβaʎes]
n
(Placename) a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: a nearby pass was the scene of the defeat of Charlemagne and death of Roland in 778 French name Roncevaux [rɔ̃svo]


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So through the sunny winter day the chivalry of England poured down through the dark pass of Roncesvalles to the plains of Spain.
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He thought more of Bernardo del Carpio because at Roncesvalles he slew Roland in spite of enchantments, availing himself of the artifice of Hercules when he strangled Antaeus the son of Terra in his arms.
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He tried to make us act plays and to enter into masquerades, in which the characters were drawn from the heroes of Roncesvalles, of the Round Table of King Arthur, and the chivalrous train who shed their blood to redeem the holy sepulchre from the hands of the infidels.
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