Roncesvalles

[ ron-suh-valz; Spanish rawn-thes-vah-lyes ]

noun

1. a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.

Roncesvalles

/ ˈrɒnsəˌvælz; rɔnθesˈβaʎes /

noun

1. a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: a nearby pass was the scene of the defeat of Charlemagne and death of Roland in 778 French nameRoncevauxrɔ̃svo

Example Sentences

Old knights were praying Charlemagne's prayer at Roncesvalles—that the day might lengthen while they hunted the Moslem.

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His defeat at Roncesvalles was one of the most memorable events in his military history.

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He went away to the wars, and during his absence, a false report came back that he was killed at Roncesvalles.

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So through the sunny winter day the chivalry of England poured down through the dark pass of Roncesvalles to the plains of Spain.

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On either side are the skulls and bones of other "paladins and peers who on Roncesvalles died."

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