Marmorie

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Marmorie, or Marmor, ("dapple") is the warhorse ridden by Grandoyne son of Capuel the king of Cappadocia, one of the Saracens in the French epic, The Song of Roland . [1] Marmorie is mentioned in laisse 122 of the poem and is said to be exceptionally fast. Grandoyne is riding Marmorie when he kills Gerin in the battle of Roncevaux.

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  1. ↑ Sayers, Dorothy L., translator (1957). The Song of Roland . Hammondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. p.  38. ISBN   0-14-044075-5.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help); |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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