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Battle of Roncesvalles

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Famous defeat suffered by the Frankish rearguard of Charlemagne when attacked by the Basques on August 15, 778. After several years of silence, it gave rise to countless stories and songs, the best known of which is the Song of Roland .

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  • Reasons for Charlemagne's expedition
  • Journey to the Pyrenees
  • Power of the Frankish army
  • The Pyrenees Pass
  • The capture of Pamplona
  • The trip to Zaragoza
  • Siege of Zaragoza
  • The decision to return to France
  • Exit from Muslim territory and rescue of Ibn al-Arabi
  • Consequences of the rescue of Ibn al-Arabi
  • Destruction of Pamplona
  • Battle of Roncesvalles
  • Battle of Roncesvalles
  • The fighters
  • The loot
  • Rescue and repatriation of corpses
  • The place of the battle
  • The stage
  • The name Valcarlos
  • The Cross of Charles
  • Date of the battle
  • Tour of the Basque Country to Auxerre
  • Who intervened in Roncesvalles?
  • Who was in charge in Pamplona?
  • What does the Battle of Roncesvalles tell us?
  • The historians

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  • Estornés Lasa, Bernardo (ES)
  • Elia Itzultzaile automatikoa (EU)
  • Lekuona Etxebeste, Miren Arantzazu (EU)
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