Charlemagne's Defeat in the Pyrenees: The Battle of Rencesvals

ISBN-13: 9789463721059 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021

Xabier Irujo

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Preface
Precedents of the Battle
- The Paderborn Diet, 777
- The Marca Hispanica: A New Political project
The Campaign of 778
- March on Vasconia
- Siege and Capture of Pamplona
- At the Gates of Zaragoza
- Retreat and Destruction of Pamplona
The Battle of Errozabal in Light of the Frankish Sources
Consequences of the Battle
Impact of the Battle in the Medieval Tradition
- The Battle According to the Chanson de Roland
- The Battle as Described in the Historia Caroli Magni et Rotholandi
- Interpretation of the Stained-Glass Window of Chartres Cathedral
Epilogue
Appendix: Historical sources
Bibliography
Index