A Saracen prince. Grandonie was son of King Capuel of Cappadocia. His horse was named Marmorie. His spear had a blue ensign.
Grandonie was one of Marsile's better warriors. He killed Guiun from Saint-Antoine and Austorie of Valence. Grandonie also killed three of the Twelve Peers: Gerin, Gerer and Berenger, before he met his own death at the hands of Roland. Roland cut down him, along with his horse, splitting him in half.
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A Frankish count and companion of Gerer. The name of his horse was Sorel, and he carried a red shield. Gerin drove his spear into the body of Malprimis of Brigal. Grandonie, a son of King Capuel of Cappadocia, was Gerin's slayer. Grandonie also ki...
A Frankish count and a companion of Gerin. His horse was named Passecerf. Gerer killed the emir. Gerer met his death at the hand of Grandonie, a son of King Capuel of Cappadocia. Grandonie also slew Gerin and Berenger. Roland avenged their deaths.
A Saracen nobleman and warrior. Valdabrun was a vassal to Marsile. Valdabrun seemed to be Marsile's admiral, since it said that he commanded a thousand galleys at sea. According to Chanson de Roland, Valdabrun captured Jerusalem through treachery,...
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.
Also spelt Gerart or Girart. Gerard of Roussillon was perhaps the oldest member of the Twelve Peers, since he was always called Gerard of Roussillon, the old. Gerard of Roussillon was one of Marsile's victims. Marsile also killed Yvoire and Yvon. ...
A Frankish duke and a companion of Anseis. At Rencesvals, Samson killed the almaçor in the opening part of the battle. Samson was the second of the Twelve Peers to fall. Valdabrun drove his lance through Samson, but Roland killed the Saracen in re...
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 ...
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...
Without enemies, there would be no heroes. And it rings true that if there were no Saracens, then there would be no Frankish knights. So in this page, I have listed some of the Saracen rulers and warriors that appeared in the chansons de geste, pa...