17: Roland Kills a Saracen, Charlemagne Window, Chartres, France

17: Roland Kills a Saracen, Charlemagne Window, Chartres, France

Roland kills the Saracen king Marsile, or the giant Saracen warrior Ferracutus, or a conflation of both events in one scene. Stained glass panel 17 of the Charlemagne Window, Chartres Cathedral. Chartres, France.

October 31, 2012
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