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Uncommon card · Arts
Song of Roland, an Uncommon card
The Song of Roland is an 11th-century chanson de geste based on the deeds of the Frankish military leader Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778, during the reign of Charlemagne.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the oldest surviving major work of French literature.
- It exists in various manuscript versions, which testify to its enormous and enduring popularity in Medieval and Renaissance literature from the 12th to the 16th centuries.
- It is an epic poem written in Old French and is the first example of the chanson de geste, a literary form that flourished between the 11th and 16th centuries in Medieval Europe and celebrated legendary deeds.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Song of Roland article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Song of Roland
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Song of Roland (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Simon Marmion, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
