Tencendur

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Tencendur, or Tencendor ("strife") [1] is the warhorse of King Charlemagne in the French epic, The Song of Roland . [2] Tencendur is mentioned in laisse 239 of the poem.

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Next with both spurs he's gored his horse's flanks,
And Tencendor has made four bounds thereat.
— (Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff translation, 1919)

Racehorse

Named after Charlemagne's warhorse, Tencendur was one of the competitors in the 2015 Kentucky Derby. [3] The racehorse finished next to last, coming in at 17th place. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Cresswell, Julia (2014). Charlemagne and the Paladins. Osprey Publishing. p. 18. ISBN   978-1472804167.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ Birsh, Alex (May 2, 2015). "How we bred a champion". The Guardian . Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Stephen, Eric (May 2, 2015). ""Kentucky Derby 2015 results". SB Nation . Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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