Otes

Family: Franks · First appears: Laisses LXI–LXVI

In Laisses LXI–LXVI, Otes comes with Rollant. In Laisses XCVII–CII, he kills the pagan Esturganz, striking through his shield and hauberk and flinging him dead as his horse passes.

Relationship record

Life events

• Otes kills Estorgant.(Laisses XCVII–CII)
  • With: Esturganz
  • “And flings it dead, ev'n as the horse goes past;”

Laisses LXI–LXVI

• friends with Rollant “And Otes came, and also Berengiers,”

Laisses XCVII–CII

• enemies with Esturganz “And Otes strikes a pagan Estorgant Upon the shield, before its leathern band, Slices it through, the white with the scarlat; The hauberk too, has torn its folds apart, And his good spear thrusts clean through the carcass, And flings it dead, ev'n as the horse goes past;”

Also listed in Franks — Minor Figures

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