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    The chanson de geste (Old French for 'song of heroic deeds', from Latin: gesta 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic...
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    The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland) state that it first belonged to the young...
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  • accomplishes all these feats with the assistance of the fairy king Oberon. The chanson de geste that survives (in three more or less complete manuscripts and...
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  • involving Charlemagne and the Paladins. The cycle springs from the Old French chansons de geste, and was later adapted into a variety of art forms, including...
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    Orly is a chanson (song) in French by the Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel. It was recorded on September 5, 1977 and released on Brel's last long-playing...
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  • "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1978-03-10. Retrieved 22 December 2019. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fantasy". Irish...
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    court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) chanson de geste cycle of the Matter of France, where they play a similar role...
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    violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist. Under their former pseudonym Final Fantasy, Pallett won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album He Poos Clouds...
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    (E-flat major): Act 3, aria (Micaëla) – "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" Chanson du Toréador (F minor/F major) – Act 2, introduction and aria (Escamillo):...
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    public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica...
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