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]

See also

• List of historical horses