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Saracen, in medieval literature, was a general term for pagan sometimes, and more often specifically referred to Muslims. The word may come from a Greek term for "easterner." For examples, see "The Song of Roland," Tasso's _Gerusalemme Liberata_, and Spenser's _Faerie Queene_.
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