Marsile (often spelt Marsilius, Marsilion, Marcilie, Marsille, Marsilies, Marsilun, Marsiluns) is a character in The Song of Roland. He is the pagan king of the Saracens. He first appears in Stanza 1 as losing the war against Charlemagne, and asks his barons for counsel. He readily accepts Blancandrin's proposal of surrender (Stanzas 1-6), and agees to Ganelon's scheme after testing his worth and persuasion from his wife Bramimonde and his nobility(32-52). He takes part in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass, kills Bevon, Lord of Beaune and Dijon, Yvoire, Yvon and Gerald of Roussillon, before Roland takes his right hand and his son, Jurfaleu the Blond and is forced to flee (142) to Saragossa (187). Bound to his bed with his injuries, he summons help from Baligant (189), places Spain in Baligant's care (202) before later dying of his wounds.