Roland
? – 778
French

Knight. He was an exemplar of chivalry and devotion to duty.

Contemporaries
766–809Harun al-Raschid
fl. c. 700–c. 750Sankara
700–762Li Po
680–741Leo III
772–846Bo Juyi
752–803Irene
712–770Du Fu
742–814Charlemagne
673–735St. Bede
737–804Alcuin