| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Bayard, horse, in chivalric romance |
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(b ´ rd) (KEY) , Ital. Baiardo (bäyär´d ) (KEY) , in chivalric romance, a bay horse, remarkable for his spirit and for his unique ability to fit his size to his rider. He appears in the 12th-century French epic Renaud de Montauban and in later tales of Roland by Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso. |
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