Orlando

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Orlando

epic hero

Also known as: Roland

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Also called:: Roland

Orlando, hero of the Charlemagne epics. Later literature that features the character includes Matteo Maria Boiardo’s Orlando innamorato and Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando furioso.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.