books.google.com - On 15 August 778, Charlemagne’s army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass. Out of this skirmish arose a stirring tale of war, which was recorded in the oldest extant epic poem in French. The Song of Roland, written...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_song_of_Roland.html?id=wbVHNqIsPGoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe song of Roland
