Ogier the Dane's first appearance (spelled "Oger") in any work is in "Chanson de Roland" (c. 1060), where he is not named as one of the douzepers (twelve peers or paladins) of Charlemagne, although he is usually one of the twelve peers in other works. In the poeticized Battle of Roncevaux Pass, Ogier is assigned to be the vanguard and commands the Bavarian Army in the battle against Baligant in the later half. He plays only a minor part in this poem, and it is unclear what becomes of him, but the "Pseudo-Turpin" knows of a tradition that Ogier was killed at Roncevaux.