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.
- 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
editNamed 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cresswell, Julia (2014). Charlemagne and the Paladins. Osprey Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-1472804167.
- ^ Sayers, Dorothy L., translator (1957). The Song of Roland. Hammondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books. p. 38. ISBN 0-14-044075-5.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Birsh, Alex (May 2, 2015). "How we bred a champion". The Guardian. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Stephen, Eric (May 2, 2015). ""Kentucky Derby 2015 results". SB Nation. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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