Roland
noun
- a masculine name: var. Rowland; equiv. It. Orlando
- a legendary hero famous for his strength, courage, and chivalrous spirit who appears in the Chanson de Roland and other stories of the Charlemagne cycle
See Roland in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rōˈlənd, rô-läɴˈ)
noun A French hero celebrated in medieval chansons de geste as the nephew of Charlemagne and defender of Christianity who was killed in battle against the Saracens at Roncesvalles in A.D. 778.
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