[PAR] [TLE] Charlemagne [SEP] Charlemagne ( ) or Charles the Great (2 April 742 – 28 January 814), numbered Charles I, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800.  He united much of Europe during the early Middle Ages.  He was the first recognised emperor in western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier.  The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded is called the Carolingian Empire. [PAR] [TLE] Roland [SEP] Roland (Frankish: "*Hrōþiland") (died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France.  The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons.  His only historical attestation is in Einhard's "Vita Karoli Magni", which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed by rebellious Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
[PAR] [TLE] Charlemagne [ SEP ] Charlemagne ( ) or Charles the Great ( 2 April 742 – 28 January 814 ) , numbered Charles I , was King of the Franks from 768 , King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 . He united much of Europe during the early Middle Ages . He was the first recognised emperor in western Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries earlier . The expanded Frankish state that Charlemagne founded is called the Carolingian Empire . [PAR] [TLE] Roland [ SEP ] Roland ( Frankish : " * Hrōþiland " ) ( died 15 August 778 ) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France . The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March , responsible for defending Francia 's frontier against the Bretons . His only historical attestation is in Einhard 's " Vita Karoli Magni " , which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed by rebellious Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass .
Roland (Frankish: "*Hrōþiland") was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne, also known as who?
Roland ( Frankish : " * Hrōþiland " ) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne , also known as who ?
Charles the Great
Charles the Great