Valdabron

Also known as: Valdabrun · Family: Sarrazins · Role: pagan, once warden to King Marsilies · First appears: Laisses XLIII–XLVIII

In Laisses XLIII–XLVIII, Valdabron, once warden to Marsilies, offers Guenes a sword and a thousand coins, asking his aid against Rollant; Guenes agrees. In Laisses CXV–CXX, Valdabron kills Sansun, and is killed by Rollant, who cuts through Valdabron and his horse.

Relationship record

Life events

• Valdabrun gives Guenes a sword and a thousand coins for help against Rollant; Guenes agrees.(Laisses XLIII–XLVIII)
  • With: Guenes
  • “‘Take now this sword, and better sword has none; Into the hilt a thousand coins are run. To you, fair sir, I offer it in love; Give us your aid from Rollant the barun, That in rereward against him we may come.’ Guenes the count answers: ‘It shall-be done.’”
• Valdabron kills Sanson.(Laisses CXV–CXX)
  • With: Sansun
  • “Dead from the hilt out of his seat he's dropt:”
• Valdabron gives Guenes his sword and a thousand coins.(Laisses CXV–CXX)
  • With: Guenes
  • “He'd pledged his oath by county Guenelon, Gave him his sword, a thousand coins thereon.”
• Rollant kills Valdabron.(Laisses CXV–CXX)
  • With: Rollant
  • “Slices the head, the sark, and all the corse, The good saddle, that was embossed with gold, And cuts deep through the backbone of his horse; He's slain them both, blame him for that or laud.”

Laisses XLIII–XLVIII

• recipient: Guenes “Take now this sword, and better sword has none; Into the hilt a thousand coins are run. To you, fair sir, I offer it in love;”

Laisses CXV–CXX

• enemies with Sansun “Going to strike e'en that rich Duke, Sanson; His shield has split, his hauberk has undone, The ensign's folds have through his body gone, Dead from the hilt out of his seat he's dropt:”
• enemies with Rollant “The pagans say: ‘'Twas hard on us, that blow.’ Answers Rollanz: ‘Nay, love you I can not, For on your side is arrogance and wrong.’”
• recipient: Guenes (Valdabron gives Guenes a sword and a thousand coins.) “He'd pledged his oath by county Guenelon, Gave him his sword, a thousand coins thereon.”
• lord: Marsilies (Valdabron is Marsilies's warden.) “Warden he'd been to king Marsilion,”

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Extracted from the original text of The Song of Roland. Made with Rho MD.