Roland´s brave deeds were put down thanks to the Roncesvalles battle (August 15th, 778). The Charlemagne’s troops, coming back from the siege of Zaragoza, suffered in the Pyrenean pass of Roncesvalles an attack from the Vascue tribes from the moors. The narrowness of the pass and weight of their weapons favoured the success of this attack on the Carolingian rear-guard. In this tragic event Roland died, but his legend took him into the memory of literature (Chanson de Roland, Roland stat, Orlando Furioso, etc.) as the hero, who faced 100.000 Saracens with his magic sword “Durendal”, a personal present from his lord Charlemagne, and his horn “Oliphant”. Legends say that with a blow of Durendal, he opened a pass on the Pyrenees, known today as “Bréche de Roland”.
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Das Schwert "Durendal" des Grafen und vielleicht auch Neffen von Kaiser Karl ROLAND ist ein großes und prächtiges Schwert, das ich vor meiner Kostümgruppe "Karolinger" aus holdunsteti vorantragen lasse. "Durendal, Joyeuse und Odin" als Namentliche sind eine Bereicherung unserer historischen Darstellung im Estetal. "Karolus Magnus" 804 n. Chr. DCCCIIII hatte ein Standlager nahe der Unterelbe.
I'd keep the handle gold color the way it is, but with a full tang construction. AND a high carbon spring steel blade with straight edges with the hexagonal cross-section. AND an unsharpened one-handed ricasso. The quillons on the could be a li'l more curved to the blade while keepin' the lion's heads. An' I'd go with just two red gems on the guard. Keep the name Durendal or give it a new name, like Lionel.