Basile

Also known as: Basilye · Family: Franks · Role: count · First appears: Laisses XIII–XVIII

Seven years before the events recalled in Laisses XIII–XVIII, Charles sent the counts Basan and Basile to Marsilies, who took their heads on the hill by Haltilie. Basile was Basan’s brother. In Laisses XXXVII–XLII, Marsilies again says he took the heads of Basan and “'s brother Basilye.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Rollant recalls that Marsilies took the heads of Basan and Basile, the two counts Charles had sent him.(Laisses XIII–XVIII · 📍 Haltilie)
  • With: Rollant Marsilies Basan Charles
  • “Their heads he took on th' hill by Haltilie.”
• Marsilies reveals that he took the heads of Basan and Basile.(Laisses XXXVII–XLII · 📍 Haltilye)
  • With: Marsilies Basan
  • “'Tis of Basan and 's brother Basilye, Whose heads I took on th' hill by Haltilye.”

Laisses XIII–XVIII

• enemies with Marsilies “Two of your Counts did to the pagan speed, Basan was one, and the other Basilie: Their heads he took on th’ hill by Haltilie.”

Laisses XIX–XXIV

• siblings with Basan “Basile had none nor his brother Basant.”

Laisses XXXVII–XLII

• enemies with Marsilies “Whose heads I took on th' hill by Haltilye.”

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