Digital illustration created using Blender and Adobe Photoshop brushes.

 

Charlemagne had wasted the land of Spain,
Her cities sacked, her castles ta’en;
But now “My wars are done,” he cried,
“And home to gentle France we ride.”
Count Ronald plants his banner high,
Upon a peak against the sky,
While the Franks around encamping lie.

Prelude to the Battle of Ronceval in the Spanish Pyrenees (VII century) as described in The Song of Roland (XI century).