Meaning of "Roncevaux" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF RONCEVAUX

Roncevaux  [rɔ̃svo]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RONCEVAUX

Roncevaux is a noun.

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WHAT DOES RONCEVAUX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles is a small village and municipality in Navarre, northern Spain. It is situated on the small river Urrobi at an altitude of some 900 metres in the Pyrenees, about 4 kilometres from the French frontier as the crow flies, or 21 kilometres by road. Roncesvalles is famous in history and legend for the defeat of Charlemagne and the death of Roland in 778, during the battle of Roncevaux Pass, when Charlemagne's rear guard was destroyed by Basque tribes. The small collegiate church contains several curious relics associated with Roland. The battle is said to have been fought in the picturesque valley known as Valcarlos, which is now occupied by a hamlet bearing the same name, and in the adjoining pass of Ibañeta. Both of these are traversed by the main road leading north from Roncesvalles to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, in the French Basque Country. Since the Middle Ages, this collegiate church has been a favorite resting place for Catholic pilgrims along the Way of St. James, since it is the first place to have a rest after crossing the French Pyrenees. Every year thousands of pilgrims begin their way to Santiago de Compostela at Roncesvalles.

TRANSLATION OF RONCEVAUX

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RONCEVAUX»

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Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History

Roncevaux. Pass. (778). The Battle of Roncevaux (Roncesvalles) Pass is less significant for its military outcome than it is for the legend it inspired. In 768, Charles, later to be called Charlemagne (r. 768–814), inherited part of his father's lands.

Jean S. Hamm, 2010

L' Esprit Du Chemin

Roncevaux is in Spain and is called Roncevalles in that language. It was never a town or even a village. In the eighth century B.C., it was just a sheltered spot on the old Celtic pilgrimage trail to the end of the known world in Finisterre. Before ...

William Glover, 2010

The Return of Thematic Criticism

"Roncevaux" says one man to another, casually, in passing, in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. No explanation offered. But a brusque modulation into themes of betrayal, of violent deaths, of friendship savaged, as was that of Charlemagne's ...

Werner Sollors, 1993

Roncevaux Pass

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Jacob Aristotle, 2012

The Historia Occidentalis of Jacques de Vitry

V. Dubarat, La Commanderie et l'Hôpital d'Ordiarp, dépendance du monastère de Roncevaux, en Soûle (Basses-Pyrénées), Pau, 1887; Roncevaux: charte de fondation, poème du moyen âge, règle de Saint-Augustin, obituaire, étude ...

Jacques (de Vitry)

Sicilian Epic and the Marionette Theater

Astolphe defended himself, saying, “Roland, as you well know, there are many caves in the Valleyof Roncevaux. Therefore, Ganelon,without adoubt, hasorchestrated some treachery againstthe Paladins. Afterall, whydoesheinvite onlythe ...

Michael Buonanno, 2014

Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy

Table 10.15 Features on Iapetus Diameter/ length Toledo Montes 0 136 1100 Tortelosa Montes 0 65 294 Valterne Mons 0 171 50 Terræ (Lands) and Regiones (Regions) Cassini Regio 28 S 93 Roncevaux Terra 37 N 240 1284 Saragossa ...

Patrick Moore, Robin Rees, 2011

Echoes of the Epic: Studies in Honor of Gerard J. Brault

La bataille de Roncevaux forme l'arrière-plan non seulement de nombreuses épopées, mais aussi de romans. Mais ce n'est qu'à la fin du Moyen Age que fut composé un récit avec l'intention délibérée d'entrelacer systématiquement le ...

Gerard J. Brault, David P. Schenck, Mary Jane Stearns Schenck, 1998

The Road to Santiago: Pilgrims of St. James

We weep with him for Roland the fair, slain at Roncevaux in 77 8. 1 But the angel of God is implacable with Charlemagne the Emperor, and reminds him what his mission must be. Roland lies dead upon the green sward at Roncevaux with his ...

Walter Starkie, 1965

A Strong Song Tows Us: The life of Basil Bunting, Britain’s ...

In July the following year he still considered it good enough to enter for the school's prestigious Broadhead Competition, and to help him win it 'for skill in debating ability in speaking'.75 'Roncevaux' can be read as a contemporary morality tale ...

Richard Burton, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RONCEVAUX»

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Quebec scans Invenergy wind bid

The US developer owns the Roncevaux project in a 50-50 partnership with the East Wind Alliance, which includes the Maliseet First Nation of Viger, eight ... «reNews, Apr 15»

Projet de parc éolien Roncevaux dans la MRC d'Avignon - Rappel

QUÉBEC, le 14 avril 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Le Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) invite les représentants des médias à la séance ... «Gouv. du Québec, Apr 15»

Suspendu sine die, le Charlemagne

Qu'est-il arrivé à Charlemagne ou plutôt au bateau baptisé du nom de celui qui a vaincu à Roncevaux, autre lieu français bien connu, depuis une bataille du 8e ... «lavenir.net, Apr 15»

Projet de parc éolien Roncevaux dans la MRC d'Avignon - Le BAPE …

Cette séance à laquelle participera le promoteur sera animée par une représentante du BAPE et aura lieu lemardi 14 avril 2015, à compter de 19 h 30, à la ... «Journal L'Avantage, Mar 15»

" Nous sommes allés au bout de notre rêve "

Ensemble, ils sont arrivés à Roncevaux, fatigués mais heureux. Un chemin parcouru uniquement sur la partie française du mythique parcours qui a encore ... «la Nouvelle République, Mar 15»

Quebec RFP projects to use Vestas, Siemens, GE wind turbines

-Roncevaux, 74.8MW. Developer Invenergy Wind Canada Development. Turbine supplier: GE. Commercial operation by 1 December 2016. Winning bidders ... «Recharge, Dec 14»

Éolien : deux projets pour l'Est du Québec

Celui de Nicolas Riou, au Bas-Saint-Laurent, et celui de Roncevaux, en Gaspésie, pour un total de 298 mégawatts. « Ça vient faire taire une fois pour toute les ... «Radio-Canada, Dec 14»

Quebec 450MW RFP winners

Invenergy proposes to employ GE machines at the 74.8MW Roncevaux facility in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, which is expected online in December ... «reNews, Dec 14»

Un gîte municipal en projet sur le chemin de Compostelle

En juin, ils ont ainsi parcouru le chemin français, soit 830 km de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port en passant par Roncevaux jusqu'à Saint-Jacques. «LaDépêche.fr, Oct 14»

L'olifant de Roland

Elle date du XIe siècle et raconte le sacrifice de Roland à la Bataille de Roncevaux le 15 août 778. Roland, préfet des Marches de Bretagne, est en charge de ... «France Inter, Jul 14»