The Song of Roland and Oliver

Mr. Motter attended University of Missouriand Stephens College in Columbia wherehe received his BA degree in English Lit.Tom also attended Berkeley College ofOptometry and studied for his MBA atPepperdine. He served as VP of HGMMedical Lasers, headquartered in ParisFrance and is fluent in French. In his freetime, he conducted research on French,Medieval History at the Bibliotheque Nationale and made numerouson-site visitations to historically documented locales known to havebeen visited by Charlemagne and often referenced in the Chansons.Mr. Motter is a long-time member of "Socie'te' Roncesvalles" comprisedof Romance Language Department Chairs of almost every college anduniversity worldwide. The author was raised on a cattle ranch in the SanJoaquin Valley of California, rode Saddle-Broncs in PRCA sanctionedRodeos and is an expert equestrian. He is a certified Open-Water Diverand has dived all over the world. In addition, he is an expert surferstill paddling out a few days a year in Capitola, CA where he currentlyresides. Mr. Motter is also an expert skier having served on the NationalSki Patrol for many years. This author is also a "Knight Hospitaller"having been knighted in 1997 by the patriarch of the Russian OrthodoxChurch, His Holiness, Alexi for contributions of medical equipment hemade to East Block Countries on behalf of his NASDAQ company afterthe wall came down. Tom is also a Grand Nephew (once removed) ofPresident Dwight D. ("Ike") Eisenhower."The Song of Roland and Oliver - Book I The Sons of Aymon" is the firstbook of the follow-on Trilogy to his first Trilogy series, "The Song ofCharlemagne" all of which he asserts are based on known, historicallydocumented events and real-life characters mentioned by TwelfthCentury troubadours in the Chansons de Geste.