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/* The Song of Roland, 1040-115AD */
:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">'''White and blue and vermilion were the gonfalons they bore'''." [BACON 1914]
*Verse 11482:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">And from their gold wrought helmets a blazing light did dance on shield and broidered hauberk, on pennant and on lance. *Verse 92:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">With all his armor on him that became him well indeed. He bore the good spear in his hand with the point unto the height. Upon the summit of the spear was laced a pennant white.  *Verse 95:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">Therewith the shield he shattered, and the hauberk all to-broke. Through the side the pennant-fringes were driven at the stroke. *Verse 110:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">What store of spears were shattered and drenched in the blood! How many gonfalons and flags were tattered in the fray. *Verse 113:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">Blazing were all their helmets with precious stones and gold. Pennants and spears and bucklers and broidered coats had they and seven thousand war-horns were bellowing for the fray.*Verse 114a
:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">"Then '''an embroidered banner''' he gave unto Grandoign <br>
:<span style="font-style: italic; color: green">To lead his men against the Franks that battle they might join. <br>