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Roncesvalles

Stone tomb effigy of Sancho VII el Fuerte, Roncesvalles chapel
History & Culture

Sancho VII el Fuerte Wasn’t Called “the Strong” for Winning a Battle. His Skeleton Explains Why.

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Real Colegiata de Roncesvalles, the Camino de Santiago monastery in Navarra
Navarra & Northern Spain

The Camino de Santiago Doesn’t Start at Roncesvalles. It Starts 25 Kilometers Away, in France.

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Gustave Dore painting of the Roland Roncesvalles ambush in the Pyrenees pass
History & Culture

The Roncesvalles Myth Didn’t Start With the Song of Roland. Charlemagne’s Own Court Chronicle Erased It First.

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