# Ogier the Dane — Bulfinch’s Mythology character guide

> Ogier the Dane in Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Ogier, the brave Ogier, the celebrated Ogier the Dane

**First appearance:** 0306-ogier-the-dane

## Snapshot

Danish hostage turned paladin, whose prowess in single combat earned him Charlemagne's personal protection and a place among the twelve peers.

## Who they are

Ogier enters the Carolingian court as a hostage for his father, a position that makes him vulnerable to the contempt of princes like Charlot. When Charlot sneers that a captive vassal cannot answer a challenge, Charlemagne rebukes his own son and frees Ogier on the spot, declaring that the man who saved his life is as dear to him as his heir. That scene establishes Ogier as a knight whose worth is measured by deeds rather than birth, and it launches him into the combats and adventures that made his name legendary.

## In the story

### [The Peers, or Paladins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/the-peers-or-paladins)

Celebrated Paladin and one of the principal peers.

### [A Roland for an Oliver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/a-roland-for-an-oliver)

Proclaims the combat honorable and declares the award.

### [Ogier, the Dane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/ogier-the-dane)

Protagonist; son of Geoffroy, hostage at Charlemagne's court, blessed by fairies, receives sword Cortana, and is knighted after rescuing Charlemagne.

### [Ogier, the Dane (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/ogier-the-dane-continued)

Paladin who rescues his father, renounces the Danish crown, and later seeks vengeance for his son Baldwin's murder by Charlot.

### [Ogier, the Dane (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/ogier-the-dane-continued)

Returns to Charlemagne's court after a century with Morgana; accepts Bruhier's challenge and fights with divine aid.

### [O](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/o)

One of the paladins of Charlemagne.

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