Chanson de geste. Historical illustration based on the 12th Century story of 'The Four Sons of Aymon' from the 'Chanson de geste' - a French mediaeval

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Chanson de geste. Historical illustration based on the 12th Century story of 'The Four Sons of Aymon' from the 'Chanson de geste' - a French mediaeval narrative and form of epic poem. Shown here is the Siege of Montauban by the army of the emperor Charlemagne. Image from in 'Contes et Recits du Moyen Age' by Daniel Girard, France, 1947.

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