Roland is incomparable. Retelling M. Yasnov

Among the glorious heroes of gray -haired antiquity, there were no equal to the powerful Karl, the emperor of the Franks. His deeds were great, and by the name of Karl the rulers and monarchs began to continue to be called kings.

Among the faithful soldiers of the emperor, the best of the best was revered by the noble Count Roland. Together with the squad, he remained guarded in the Ronsevalsky Gorge when, after a long war with Spain, Karl returned home. The brave Roland did not know that the betrayal was committed and he would have a cruel battle with the Saracens. The brave francs with the infidels fought for a long time, but they fell in an unequal battle, choosing death, but not a shame of France. And then Roland wandered into his treasured horn Oliphan three times, urging Karl to avenge the enemy.

The stories about the exploits of Roland and his fighters were conveyed from mouth to mouth, storytellers stacked about the heroes of legend and legend.