Medieval “myth” has it that before it was given to Roland, Charlemagne received Durandal from an angel. Before his death at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass, Roland is said to have tried in vain ...

Roland is said to have tried to break the sword on a rock before his death at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass to stop it from getting into the hands of the army of Saracens he had valiantly fought.

Le col de Roncevaux ou d'Ibañeta forme un passage naturel entre la péninsule Ibérique et le territoire actuel de la France pratiqué depuis des siècles. Celtes, Romains, Wisigoths et Carolingiens ...