Ganelon's Revenge The Song of Roland begins with the last city standing in Spain as Saragossa which is held by Marsilla, a Muslim king. Marsilla is terrified by the great wrath of Charlemagne, the Frank king conquering near all of Muslim Spain for the past seven years and demanding the conversion to Christianity of all his conquered people. Charlemagne tires of fighting and instead wants peace. Roland, Charlemagne's "right - ... same had happened to two previous messengers with similar intentions). Ganelon does not deny the nomination but instead takes it as a chance for revenge upon Roland a...

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