Vocabulary
An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service.
What is a fief?
Proud, arrogant, and brave nephew of King Charles who is also a good warrior. He is one of the Twelve Peers.
Who is Roland?
The vice that causes Roland to not call for reinforcements.
What is pride?
The battle cry of the Franks (must be pronounced properly to get credit!).
What is Monjoie?
Roland's horn.
What is the oliphant?
Knowingly betraying one's country, sovereign, or government.
What is treason?
Roland's closest friend in combat and one of the Twelve Peers.
Who is Oliver?
The man who conspires with Ganelon to kill Roland.
Who is Blancandrin?
King Charles receives a premonition of the battle in this.
Who is a dream?
The name of Roland's sword.
What is Durendal?
A standard of virtue by which people must live their lives.
What is a moral code?
King of the Moors.
Who is Marsile?
The country in which the story takes place.
What is Spain?
What happens to Roland when he finally blows the oliphant.
What is his temples burst?
Something a knight is sworn to.
What is valor?
The practice of resolving differences or determining someone's guilt or innocence by physical combat between the two parties.
What is trial by combat?
King Charles' other name.
What is Charlemagne?
The man who told Roland to blow the horn?
Who is Oliver?
A man who dies facing the enemy.
Who is Roland?
Another word for hauberk.
What is a byrnie?
A French epic poem from the 12th – 15th centuries. The name literally means “song of deeds”.
What is Chanson de geste?
A brave fighter who dies while trying to get Roland a drink. One of the Twelve Peers.
Who is Archbishop Turpin?
The place where the famous battle takes place.
What is the mountain pass at Roncesvals?
The punishment for Ganelon's treason (two answers).
What is being quartered and thirty members of his family are hanged?
A way that an innocent person accused of a crime and sentenced to death could get out of execution.
What is trial by combat?