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I only heard of "such as its", but not "such was its".

What is the meaning of such was its below?

A horse like this had never been seen before — such was its splendor, its majesty, its strength

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It's an inversion. Rearranged, it reads like this:

  • "Its splendor, its majesty, its strength was such [as had never been seen before].

    (however, I would have used "were", because three qualities are mentioned.)

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