Agolant or Agolante is a fictional character in Medieval and
Renaissance romantic epics dealing with the Matter of France,
including Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando
furioso by Ludovico Ariosto. He is a Saracen king from Africa.
The character appears in the Historia Caroli Magni, sometimes
known as the Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle, a 12th century Latin
forged chronicle of legendary material about Charlemagne's
alleged conquest of Spain. In this text, Agolant, briefly,
reconquers Spain from Charlemagne. In the subsequent war,
several miracles occur, including flowers sprouting from the
lances of the knights. Another war has Agolant invading south-
western France and sieging the city of Agen, but he is forced to
retreat to Pamplona. In a last war, Charlemagne's great army
sieges Pampeluna. After the death of Agolant, Charlemagne's
troops pursue the Saracens through Spain. Agolant is a central
character in the late 12th century Old French chanson de geste
Aspremont (before 1190). In this tale, Ag