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However, giants show different variants and forms, they are most frequently referred to as jentilak and mairuak, while as individuals they can be represented as Basajaun (' the lord of the forests '), Sanson ( development of the biblical Samson ), Errolan ( based on the Frankish army general Roland fall dead in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass ) or even Tartalo ( a one-eyed giant akin to the Greek Cyclops ).