Before King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, was the French king Charlemagne and his honorable (usually) knights. Several stories are interwoven in this fascinating narrative, involving Charlemagne's leadership, jousts and battles with the Saracens, political betrayal, the romance of knights (including Roland, and his lady), and a brave young girl, Mitaine, who faces a dark faceless enemy and becomes a page in Roland's service. The stories are well-illustrated by the famed Gustave Doré.
