Epic poem · 1919

The Song of Roland

La Chanson de Roland

by Anonymous (Old French)

Translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff (1919)

Betrayed by his stepfather Ganelon, Charlemagne's nephew Roland holds the pass at Roncevaux against the Saracens, refuses to sound his horn until too late, and dies a martyr; the Emperor then avenges him.

Contents · 12 parts

• Laisses I–XXVabout 340 lines
• Laisses XXVI–Labout 310 lines
• Laisses LI–LXXVabout 300 lines
• Laisses LXXVI–Cabout 360 lines
• Laisses CI–CXXVabout 350 lines
• Laisses CXXVI–CLabout 380 lines
• Laisses CLI–CLXXVabout 350 lines
• Laisses CLXXVI–CCabout 440 lines
• Laisses CCI–CCXXVabout 290 lines
• Laisses CCXXVI–CCLabout 370 lines
• Laisses CCLI–CCLXXVabout 340 lines
• Laisses CCLXXVI–CCXCIabout 200 lines

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