Charlemagne

Charlemagne was European king who was heavily mythologized. He was sometimes said to be eight feet tall, and fought many battles against a variety of foes, including Lombards, Moors, and Saxons. He had nine wives: Adalinda, Desiderata, Fastrade, Gersuinde, Hildegarde, Himiltrude, Luitgarde, Maltegarde, and Regina.

He dreamed of an angel who told him to steal from his ministers. On his way, he was challenged by a highwayman named Elbegast. He was victorious, but chivalrously spared Elbegast's life. Elbegast helped Charlemagne on his mission and, upon entering the minister's house, overheard an assassination plot. Elbegast came to be one of Charlemagne's closest followers following this incident.

After defeating the Saxon king, Widukind, Charlemagne saw knight being drawn in a riverboat by a swan, none other than the Swan Knight. The Swan Knight joined Charlemagne's court, and some say he married Charlemagne's sister.

He fathered a son named Roland with his own sister, Bertha. Bertha married Milon, who assumed the child was his own.