The Twelve Peers of Charlemagne. Led by Roland, they were immortalized after the treacherous defeat at the Battle of Ronceveaux of which the Songs of Roland were born.
I believe they were also referred to as the Twelve Companions and the plot predates the Arthurian Knights of the Round Table.
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