#Orreaga 778

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Benito Lertxundi – Altabizkar e Itzaltzuko Bardoari

Benito Lertxundi – Altabizkar e Itzaltzuko Bardoari

Spain, 1981, Basque folk / euskal kantagintza berria This is simply a beautiful album, quite straightforward and satisfying in its neo-Medieval instrumentation, including the txapela, dulcimer, and cromorno. The first track is a 20-minute eight-stanza epic about the Battle of Orreaga in 778 AD, told from the perspective of the Basque people. For all the bloody imagery in the lyrics, this music…

[irisseireth]

I'm sorry, I had to do it

On a day like today (August 15th) in 798, the Vascon tribes defeated the biggest and most powerful professional army of Crhristianity, undefeated until that moment: Charlemagne's.

France is still processing the defeat and mantain the army fought against the Saracens 🤷‍♀️.

Art by Ru-Mor.

[rocketfromrussia]

Episode #209

Hello Hello Hello!

First block of 2017! I started with some brand new music and played new new songs by The Menzingers, Dave Hause (both from Philadelphia, PA, USA), AFI (Ukiah, CA, USA), The Bombpops (Oceanside, CA, USA) and The Fullblast (Oakville, ON, Canada).

Oh shit, second block is so exciting. I watched a documentary about Basque football and decided to played songs by bands from the Basque Country. It’s a very interesting region in Spain with it’s own history, language and great punk rock scene. I played superhits by great Basque bands such as Radiocrimen, B.C. Bombs (Bilbao), Kaotiko (Agurain), Orreaga 778 (Hernani) and Vendetta (Pamplona).

And the final block celebrates The Binz who decided for some weird reason to stop playing music and I’m not happy about that. I saw them for the first time on March 28th, 2013 when they played with Needles//Pins, B-Lines and Juvenile Hall at The Cobalt. So I played songs by all those great local bands. Dear Binz, thank you for great songs!

THE OFFSPIRNG - Smash [Smash] THE MENZINGERS - Lookers [After The Party] DAVE HAUSE - With You [Bury Me In Philly] AFI - Dumb Kids [AFI (The Blood Album)] THE BOMBPOPS - CA In July [Fear of Missing Out] THE FULLBLAST - Redemption [Attack.Sustain.Decay] RADIOCRIMEN - Mundo Basura [3er Grado] KAOTIKO - La Vista Atrás [Sindicato del Crimen] B.C. BOMBS - Puta Mentira [Let's go Bombs!!!] ORREAGA 778 - Aitari [Aske Izan Arte] VENDETTA - Pao Pao Pao [Bother] THE BINZ - Hale-Bopp [The Binz] NEEDLES//PINS - Hale Bop [12:34] B-LINES - Psychedelic High School [B-lines] JUVENILE HALL - No Cops [Magazine Collage] THE SMUGGLERS - Rosie [Rosie]

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Simon Marmion - Eight stages of The Song of Roland in one picture - 15th century

Grandes Chroniques de France, St. Petersburg

The Song of Roland (French: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th century epic poem (chanson de geste) based on the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. It is the oldest surviving major work of French literature and exists in various manuscript versions, which testify to its enormous and enduring popularity in the 12th to 16th centuries.

The date of composition is put in the period between 1040 and 1115: an early version beginning around 1040 with additions and alterations made up until about 1115. The final text has about 4,000 lines of poetry. The epic poem is the first[1] and, along with The Poem of the Cid, one of the most outstanding examples of the chanson de geste, a literary form that flourished between the 11th and 16th centuries and celebrated legendary deeds.

The Battle of Roncevaux Pass (French and English spelling, Roncesvalles in Spanish, Orreaga in Basque) in 778 saw a large force of Basques ambush a part of Charlemagne's army in Roncevaux Pass, a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the present border between France and Spain, after his invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.

The Basque attack was a retaliation for Charlemagne's destruction of the city walls of their capital, Pamplona. As the Franks retreated across the Pyrenees back to Francia, the rearguard of Frankish lords was cut off, stood its ground, and was wiped out.

Among those killed in the battle was a relatively obscure Frankish commander, Roland, whose death elevated him and the paladins, the foremost warriors of Charlemagne's court, into legend, becoming the quintessential role model for knights and also greatly influencing the code of chivalry in the Middle Ages. There are numerous written works about the battle, some of which change and exaggerate events. The battle is recounted in the 11th century The Song of Roland, the oldest surviving major work of French literature, and in Orlando Furioso, one of the most celebrated works of Italian literature. Modern adaptations of the battle include books, plays, and works of fiction, and monuments in the Pyrenees.

Simon Marmion (c. 1425 – 24 or 25 December 1489) was a French and Burgundian Early Netherlandish painter of panels and illuminated manuscripts. Marmion lived and worked in what is now France but for most of his lifetime was part of the Duchy of Burgundy in the Southern Netherlands.

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Camino de Santiago; Roncesvalles (Roncevaux) also called Orreaga, Navarra, Spain

Camino de Santiago; Roncesvalles (Roncevaux) also called Orreaga, Navarra, Spain

The village is perched next to the picturesque Pyrenees Mountains, in Navarra, northern Spain. Roncesvalles is known for the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778, during the reign of Charlemange. Rolandwas a commander Knight of the Frankish Army, who was the nephew of Charlemange. Charlemange suffered a great defeat from the Basque Army, and the bravest nephew killed. There was a beautiful poem…

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@paolopasquale : #Roncisvalle, #Orreaga in basco, partenza del #caminodesantiago (790 km da #santiagodecompostela .. 🚶🏻) e luogo della famosa #battaglia, dove il 15 Agosto 778 i Baschi annientarono la retroguardia di #Carlomagno (#chansonderoland) #trekking #walking #euskadi #navarra #bond https://t.co/EMjHq4Gl2b (via Twitter http://twitter.com/paolopasquale/status/1159863661462249478)