A surname, most famously of Alfred Tennyson, one of the greatest English poets.
From Old English 'Tenne' (name) + 'son' (male offspring), literally meaning 'son of Tenne.' The name is primarily known from the Victorian poet laureate.
Alfred Tennyson wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' about a real disastrous military event in 1854—poets actually shaped how the public understood history, and Tennyson's glorifying version became how people remembered the battle.
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