Tencendur

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[]

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]

References[]

^ 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)
^ 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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[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}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[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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v t King Charlemagne and the Matter of France
Key people	Charlemagne Roland Ganelon Naimon Oliver Renaud de Montauban
Paladins and other characters	Agolant Agrican Albracca Angelica Astolfo Atlantes Aude Aymon Baligant Blancandrin Bradamante Bramimonde Brandimarte Brunello Charlot Doon de Mayence Ferragut Fierabras Garin de Monglane Girart de Roussillon Huon of Bordeaux Marfisa Marsile Maugris Melissa Oberon Ogier the Dane Pinabel Rodomonte Ruggiero Sacripante Turpin William of Gellone Zerbino
Horses and other animals	Barbamouche Bayard Gaignun Gramimond Hippogriff Marmorie Passecerf Rabicano Sautperdu Sorel Tachëbrun Tencendur Veillantif
Swords and other objects	Almace Curtana Durendal Hauteclere Joyeuse Murgleys Olifant Précieuse
Places	Aachen La Brèche de Roland Roncevaux Pass
Chansons de geste and other works	The Song of Roland Le Pèlerinage de Charlemagne Chanson de Guillaume Gormond et Isembart The Four Sons of Aymon Karlamagnús saga Orlando Innamorato Orlando Furioso Morgante