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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 7135568, member: 2844&quot;]I have usually seen the first one described as Orlando. My parents had an antique Orlando, which they bought in Sicily.</p><p><br /></p><p>Orlando is the Frankish army commander Roland from the 11th century Song of Roland, which is described in this link:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Roland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Roland" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Roland</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the version that is popular in Sicily.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso</a></p><p><br /></p><p>We were also taught the &#039;Saracen&#039; version in school, but with Dutch names. For instance Roland became Roeland (pronunciation: Rooland).</p><p>The history and death of Orlando/Roland were important in the creation of the concepts of chivalry in Western Europe, which led to the Age of Chivalry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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