<P> Charlemagne and his men , tired of fighting , accept his peace offer and select a messenger to Marsile 's court . The protagonist Roland , Charlemagne 's nephew , nominates his stepfather Ganelon as messenger . Ganelon , who fears to be murdered by the enemy and accuses Roland of intending this , takes revenge by informing the Saracens of a way to ambush the rear guard of Charlemagne 's army , led by Roland , as the Franks re-enter France through the mountain passes . </P>
<P> Charlemagne and his men , tired of fighting , accept his peace offer and select a messenger to Marsile 's court . The protagonist Roland , Charlemagne 's nephew , nominates his stepfather Ganelon as messenger . Ganelon , who fears to be murdered by the enemy and accuses Roland of intending this , takes revenge by informing the Saracens of a way to ambush the rear guard of Charlemagne 's army , led by Roland , as the Franks re-enter France through the mountain passes . </P>
who was roland in the song of roland
who was roland in the song of roland
Charlemagne 's nephew
Charlemagne 's nephew