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Gautier del Hum

Gautier was the lord of Hum. Although, he was not one of the Twelve Peers, he was a vassal of Roland, and therefore he took part in the Battle of Rencesvals, as recorded in Chanson de Roland.

Roland commanded Gautier to take one thousand warriors to occupy the defiles and the heights above the Rencesvals. But Gautier returned later to the valley after all of his men were killed on top of the mountain, hoping to receive help from Roland's force. Gautier did kill Maelgut, nephew of Droun, before he came down to the valley. However, Gautier only found Roland and the archbishop alive, among the thousands of dead Franks.

Gautier fought side by side with Roland and the Archbishop Turpin, killing six, until he was killed from a volley of javelins and darts.

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Gerard of Roussillon

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Roland

Roland

The greatest hero in the Frankish legends. He was sort of like a French Heracles, Achilles, Sigurd, Cu Chulainn or Lancelot, a hero of unsurpassed strength and courage. Roland was the main character of the epic, Chanson de Roland , which recounted...

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Archbishop Turpin

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Twelve Peers

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Thierry de Argonne

Thierry de Argonne

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Valdabrun

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Berenger

Berenger

A companion of Oton . Berenger dispatched Astramariz, one of the Saracen Twelve Peers. Grandonie , a son of King Capuel of Cappadocia, slew Berenger as well as Gerin and Gerer . Roland avenged their deaths.

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Song of Roland

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Ganelon

The villainous stepfather of Roland and brother-in-law of Charlemagne. According to poems found in the Geste de Doon de Mayence, Ganelon was a son of Griffon d'Hauteville, and grandson of Doon de Mayence. Ganelon was married to Charlemagne's siste...

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