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 .
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 .