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Tapestry, The Battle of Roncevaux
English: Tapestry

The Battle of Roncevaux
Southern Netherlands (Belgium), Tournai
Wool and silk, tapestry woven
1475-1500

Violent war scenes on tapestries romanticised events from the past and connected them to modern conflicts. This fragment depicts the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, when Roland, retainer of Charlemagne, fought King Marsile of Saragossa for control of Spain. The story is taken from the Song of Roland, an epic French poem frequently used to rally the troops. Like the poem, the tapestry distorts events to portray the conflict as one between Christianity and Islam.

Collection ID: T.95-1962

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by Marie Therese Ross.

Date Photographed in February 2010
Source Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Author Marie Therese Ross

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