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chanson de geste
one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland -
gestic
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing. -
roland
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor. -
trouvère
one of a class of medieval poets who flourished in northern France during the 12th and 13th centuries, wrote in langue d'oïl, and composed chiefly the chansons de geste and works on the themes of courtly love.