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Ogier the Dane
A Frank count. Ogier was often called Ogier the Dane. He was a main character in his own chanson. In Chanson de Roland , he was nominated by Ganelo...
By Jimmy Joe
Geoffrey de Anjou
Duke of Anjou. Geoffrey was a brother of Thierry . The brothers were often mentioned together. Geoffrey and his brother were among those who closel...
By Jimmy Joe
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 ...
By Jimmy Joe
Duke Naimes
The wisest adviser of Charlemagne. Naimes was listed in another chanson, Pilgrimage of Charlemagne , as one of the Twelve Peers. In the Chanson de ...
By Jimmy Joe
Life of Charlemagne
Charlemagne was a historical figure, a king that emerge from the Dark Ages in Western Europe, giving rise to the early feudal period. However, the ...
By Jimmy Joe
Frankish Knights
Here are the other Frankish warriors who served Charlemagne, but were not the Twelve Peers , which the twelve paladins have a page of their own. Se...
By Jimmy Joe
Houses of the Grail Keeper and the Grail Hero
Just as there is some confusion over the genealogy of King Arthur, so there is also with House of the Grail Hero. Again, I have divided this page i...
By Jimmy Joe
Twelfth Labour (Cerberus)
For the twelfth labour, Heracles needed to go to Hades and fetch the Cerberus . Cerberus was a three-headed hound with a snake's head at the end of...
By Jimmy Joe
Eleventh Labour (Apples of Hesperides)
For the eleventh labour, Heracles had to fetch the golden apples of Hesperides . The Hesperides ("Daughters of the Evening Star") were the daughter...
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Tenth Labour (Cattle of Geryon)
For the tenth labour, Heracles was required to fetch the cattle of Geryon . Geryon (Γηρυονεύς) was the king of Erytheia (Cadiz), in Spain. The catt...
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Ninth Labour (Hippolyte's Girdle)
The ninth labour required Heracles to go to the land of the Amazons to fetch Hippolyte's belt for Eurystheus' daughter, Admeta or Admete. Heracles ...
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Eighth Labour (Mares of Diomedes)
The eighth labour was to fetch the flesh-eating mares of Diomedes . Diomedes (Διομήδης) was the king of the Bistones, in Thrace, who fed human fles...