The Battle of Roncesvalles
The Battle of Roncesvalles
AFTER the expulsion of the Saracens from France Charlemagne led his army into Spain, to punish Marsilius, the king of that country, for…
The Battle of Roncesvalles: Marsilius
Gan was received with great honor by Marsilius. The king, attended by his lords, came fifteen miles out of Saragossa to meet him, and then…
The Battle of Roncesvalles: Judas
The new Judas had scarcely uttered these words when his exultation was interrupted by a change in the face of nature. The sky was suddenly…
The Battle of Roncesvalles: Malagigi
Malagigi called up by his art a wise, terrible, and cruel spirit, named Ashtaroth. "Tell me, and tell me truly, of Rinaldo," said Malagigi…
The Battle of Roncesvalles: Falseron
And now with a mighty dust, and an infinite sound of horns and tambours, which came filling the valley, the first army of the infidels made…
The Battle of Roncesvalles: Bujaforte
Orlando, making a bloody passage towards Marsilius, struck a youth on the head, whose helmet was so strong as to resist the blow, but at…
The Battle of Roncesvalles: Baldwin
Bujaforte could not at once speak for weeping. At length he said: "I am forced to be here by my lord and master, Marsilius; and I have made…
The Battle of Roncesvalles: Orlando
Baldwin spurred off into the fight, not waiting to hear another word from Orlando, who was very sorry for what he had said, for he…