Then the French buried their dead on the field where they had fallen.  But the king brought Roland and Oliver and the archbishop to Blaye in France, and laid them in white marble tombs; and there they lie until this day in the beautiful little chapel of St. Roman’s.  And he took the ivory horn to Bordeaux, and filled it with fine gold, and laid it on the altar of the church in that city; and there it is still seen by the pious pilgrims who visit that place.

VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES

Ac ar na’ ni a, the most western province of ancient Greece. A chil’ les (a kil’ lez), the ideal hero of the Greeks. Ae’ gir (a’ jir), in Norse legends, the ruler of the sea. Ag a me’ des (-dez), one of the architects of the temple at Delphi. Ag a mem’ non, king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks. Aix (aks), a city of France, favorite residence of Charlemagne. A’ jax, a Greek hero second only to Achilles. Al ex an’ dros, a name applied to Paris, prince of Troy. Al phe’ us, a hunter transformed into a river of Greece. Al the’ a, queen of Calydon, mother of Meleager. A mil’ i as, a mythical smith of Burgundy. And’ vae ri, a dwarf, the keeper of the Rhine treasure. An til’ o chus (-kus), a Greek prince and friend of Achilles. A os’ tae, a town in northern Italy. Aph ro di’ te, in Greek mythology, the goddess of love. A pol’ lo, in Greek mythology, the god of music, poetry, and healing. Ar ca’ di a, a mountainous country in Greece. Ardennes (aer den’), a forest in northern France. Ar e thu’ sa, a nymph loved by Alpheus. Ar’ go, the ship that carried Jason and his companions. Ar’ te nis, twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the woods. Ar’ thur, a heroic legendary king of Britain. As’ as (aes az), the gods of the North. As’ gaerd, in Norse mythology, the home of the gods or Asas. Ash’ ta roth, an evil spirit. At a lan’ ta, an Arcadian princess and swift-footed huntress. A the’ na, the goddess of knowledge, arts, and sciences. At’ ro pos, one of the three Fates. Au’ lis, a town on the east coast of Greece. Au tol’ y cus, a famous Greek chieftain, grandfather of Odysseus. Av’ a lon, fairyland (in mediaeval legends).

Bal’ i os, “Swift,” one of the horses given to Peleus. Bael’ mung, the sword of Siegfried. Be’ a trice, the wife of Eego of Belin. Be go’ (ba go’), duke of Belin and feudal chief of Gascony. Ber en ger’ (-aen zha’), a friend of Bego. Blaye (bla), a seaport of France, 21 miles from Bordeaux. Bo’ re as, the North Wind. Bor deaux’ (-do’), a city on west coast of France. Bur’ gun dy, a duchy including a part of northeastern France.

 Cal’ chas (kal’ kal), a soothsayer