Watch our video on Fernando III and the conquest of Córdoba: ua-cam.com/video/BCeM81FVElA/v-deo.html Get my book about the Crusades: www.amazon.com/Why-Does-Heathen-Rage-Crusades/dp/152395762X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461105827&sr=8-1&keywords=why+does+the+heathen+rage
This period of Spanish history has got to be one of the most interesting in Western Europe. The politics of the Christian and Muslim kingdoms is fascinating. This was real world game of thrones.
I have visited Spain and loved it. My favorite trip. When you travel you feel like you can still see El Cid and the Roman's. There are castles, buildings and bridges from what seems the beginning of time. The people are friendly and sincere.
The great history of Spain (from the Bronze Age to the present day) is perhaps the most impressive in the world and is the most forgotten. ¡Tank you for susch a magnificent report!
El Cid, from the Arabic 'al-sid', roughly 'the lord' or 'the master'. The man was a legend during his own lifetime, which is something not many can say. Very well put together production here, great narration, great animation, great content. Thanks for your hard work, and I hope this gets 500k likes or something, it's really good.
just a small detail. It seems to me that you make a mistake in using the expression "Al Sidi".( not Sid , Cid is the the adaptation to Castillian) "Al" in Arabic is a definite article that precedes the nickname or name. Indeed "Al Sidi" literally means "THE Lord" (Not God). for which reason it only corresponds as a Treatment to a great lord such as a King. So not only is it linguistically incorrect. it was politically inappropriate, the treatment of lords of lower rank to a King, even a prince, like Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, only Sidi is what corresponded without the article "Al".
It's cool to remember that Spain has it's own famous knight..typically the Spanish are villified in most media for some reason..idk if im the only one who has noticed that..its always the english etc who are the good guys lol
@@dabreal82tf are you talking about? El Cid is not a taught subject. Important for Spanish history, yes. But not general historical knowledge... His history is confined to the Iberian peninsula, most other countries wouldn't teach a class about him unless you're specifically taking a Spanish history class.
The Virgin of the Pilar in Zaragoza promised in the first century that " there will be always Faith in this lands" and then the Sacred Hearth of Jesús promised in Valladolid: " I'll reing in Spain and with more devotion than in other places". Viva el Cid!!
I first got to know about El Cid while playing Age of Empires II and I got to love that man so much that I made a sculpture of him for my Art Project in High School. Thank you so much for making this Video, it means so much to me that there are folks who want to keep History alive. Cheers to you all!❤🎉
I knew the story somewhat, but your narration and historical quotes and sequence of events is something else; what an admirable sequence of events that would make even the most talented writer jealous; of it's intricacy and ingenuity. Viva El Cid campeador!
My first awareness of El Cid was through French literature. Even today, the drama of El Cid is considered the most beautiful (even if stylistically controversial) ever written in the French language! However... as a young American in Paris, I did not realize that the story of El Cid was NOT a fantasy romance - until years later!! Quite real history. Very amazingly miraculous.
@Santiago Garcia YES, the historical legend was FIRST written in Spanish, because of being Spanish Catholic history. However... (you should know the French... they adapt any wonderful thing...) And indeed, Corneille gets Honors (up to this very day) for writing "the most beautiful work" of French literature: " BEAU, COMME LE CID"!!! Ps: San Luis Rey was 1/2 French and 1/2 Spanish... and future legend insists that His descendant will reign as a holy King Henri removing all heresy from France .... so the story of the Cid is not even yet done!!!!)
I love the film with Charlton Heston. It depicts El Cid as a man with very strong morality. But the truth is that the real story is much more fascinating. He was a true warrior and a leader and one of the few generals in history that never lost a battle.
My husband is a beta tester for Field of Glory: Kingdoms, and one of the scenarios included in the beta is an El Cid scenario. As a Spanish major in college, probably the first book in Spanish I bought that wasn't a textbook was a copy of the "Poema de Mio Cid" (with the original Old Castillian and modern Spanish versions on facing pages), so I have long been fascinated by the story of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. Love the 1960s film with Charlton Heston in the title role, too. (It seemed to follow some of the later French versions of his life, but did a great job of capturing what medieval Spain probably looked like.)
@@aleksandersokal5279 Emir Mardamish descended from recent christian converts, Mardnish is Martinez arabised, Mardanish was more friendly to the christians than to the magrebis.
@@adamnesico Fair enough, enemies which were not terrible to civilians should be respected, though I am glad Spaniards reconquered their lands and rid themselves of foreign influence.
When I was a child I read stories from the school literature books that my mother had in her childhood, circa late 30's, early 40's. This was in Kansas. In one there was the legend of El Cid. But I forgot it until I saw the movie. At the end, when he's propped up on his horse, I recalled the tale because that had been in the book.
I read parts of El Mío Cid when I was in elementary school in Mexico 🇲🇽. It’s called Juglar del Mío Cid or poem or song of El Cid . I did not understand anything at the time.Over the years I read it again in old Spanish and saw the movie with Charlton Heston I almost cried when I was a teen and saw the end of the movie when they strapped the dead body of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar El Cid to his horse to rally his troops into battle .
Your Docs are a real godsend at times, just so ya know....CRAZY as the world is....usually can't get myself centered very easily unless I can chill out with one of these. Thanks! (commented in the chat as well although I was some time late and you were most likely gone so I'm gonna leave it here as well)
As a fantasy writer, ive been recently writing this fantasy book which is a huge Dark Crystal inspiration along with all of my favorite fantasies. My world is known to have allot of original kingdoms and historical inspired kingdoms, one of them is a kingdom inspired behind the world of Medieval Spain and Portugal along with other Spanish countries. Allot of the characters, places, and so much more in this kingdom are insanely made and appealing, im just proud that i was able to create something like this.
El CId aaand his followrs were thieves taking gold from the Arabs . THe Umayyads had higher moral values.under the guidance of Calif Umar muslims astarted the first Welfare State and built publicSolomans Mines, Indiana Jones, In CRistianity theft is a moral virtue in nineteenth century
10:20 this is also a very old traditional Visigothic position of Sword Bearer. Theudis was Theodoric the Great’s sword bearer and was the king of Visigothic Spain as a regent of Theodoric. Theudis’ nephew or grand nephew or second cousin (something of that sort most likely) was Totila, who is an ancestor of mine and a great hero of the Gothic people. Theudis’ position as sword-bearer for Theodoric greatly strengthened Totila’s claim to the title of Rex Gothorum when he rose to the position in the aftermath of Theodoric’s death.
@@salvadormartin4203 Ok, I'll offer them free villas in eastern europe because prince of the wood elf potato king Byoknik needs someone to take care of them. Sounds like a scam? Well, kings weren't the most sincere of people
I thank u for your hard work putting these videos together, I love military history. I love spending a lazy day in bed on a Sunday watching your your content, very satisfying. Please keep up your hard work, the education I learn from your videos is brilliant, thanks once again.
Love these docks, thanks heaps, just watched series 2 of the prime movie el cid, it's not bad , I also have the Charleston Heston and Sofia Loren movie as well called el cid
Outstanding documentary. Truly top notch. Just a small correction; Rodrigo Díaz was not born in the Kingdom of Castille, as the first King of Castille was precisely Sancho II. El Cid was born in the County of Castille, in the Kingdom of León.
Just listened to the part where the Count of Barcelona was captured while attempting to raid the Emirate of Zaragoza. In the "Poema de Mio Cid," the Count goes on a hunger strike while in captivity, and the Cid has to coax him to start eating again.
What a wonderful video. A small question: at 0:55:19 you say "El Cid returned to the Levant". I don't understand that. Does this refer to the Levant in the meaning of Palestine, or is there another meaning of the term "The Levant" (that I am unaware of) that you are using? Or am I mishearing you in that sentence? Was El Cid also engaged in crusades in the Levant? Many thanks for the very interesting video. Blessings and be well.
The word levant means any strip of land contiguous with being oceanside so palestine is along the 'levant' and Spain has a 'levant' and many nations have a levant.
@@jamesdiaz793 I doubt that that definition is correct. Etymologically, "levant" means "where the sun rises" (from Latin or French or Spanish or any Latin language). Palestine is "the Levant" because it is, for Europeans, in the East of the Mediterranean. The only way the term "levant" can make sense to me for the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula is that in that case it is meant from the perspective of the inhabitants of that Peninsula, i.e. to indicate the East of the Peninsula. I doubt very much that the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula would use the term "levant" also for the WEST coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
best AOE 2 campain in the game, that was my introduction to El Cid when I was seven years old, and he's still my favorite medieval character. well, either him or Charlemagne...
I think that no matter who you are, you can still view your own people as the bad guys when they are invading others’ lands. Obviously that can be a bit of a false narrative since most of human history has been a bunch of peasants and lands being fought over by relatively small groups of elites though.
I am a descendant of El Cid's daughter Christina. Through her son Garcia Ramirez King of Navarre, Blanche of Navarre, Alphonso VIII of Castille, Blanche of Castille (married Louis VIII of France), Robert Count of Artois, Blanche of Artois the mother of Henry of Monmouth Earl of Lancaster. Then through the FitzAlan, Stanley, Troutbeck etc. families.
Similar men, in some ways. Duke William was born to a higher status, but the group he belonged to was itself rather upstart. The 11th century is filled with these enterprising, ambitious, rapid-rising adventurers who achieve top level power through what seems almost like sheer will and ability.
Realizing King Alfonso's actuions after the death of El Cud, there is a Filipino proverb that says "aanhin mo ang damo kapag patay na ang kabayo" in english it says "what you goingg to do with the grass if the horse is now dead."
Watch our video on Fernando III and the conquest of Córdoba:
ua-cam.com/video/BCeM81FVElA/v-deo.html
Get my book about the Crusades:
www.amazon.com/Why-Does-Heathen-Rage-Crusades/dp/152395762X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461105827&sr=8-1&keywords=why+does+the+heathen+rage
awho was Godhaut de Belleme (1005 - 1036) Count of CORdoba
This period of Spanish history has got to be one of the most interesting in Western Europe. The politics of the Christian and Muslim kingdoms is fascinating. This was real world game of thrones.
I have visited Spain and loved it. My favorite trip. When you travel you feel like you can still see El Cid and the Roman's. There are castles, buildings and bridges from what seems the beginning of time. The people are friendly and sincere.
Maybe 40 years ago
Castile was named for the many castles in the region.
@@semperdolensLa envidia es muy mala.
The great history of Spain (from the Bronze Age to the present day) is perhaps the most impressive in the world and is the most forgotten.
¡Tank you for susch a magnificent report!
El Cid, from the Arabic 'al-sid', roughly 'the lord' or 'the master'. The man was a legend during his own lifetime, which is something not many can say. Very well put together production here, great narration, great animation, great content. Thanks for your hard work, and I hope this gets 500k likes or something, it's really good.
Exactly, i always asked myself why they call him El Cid and not El Sid.
Thanks I appreciate that!
just a small detail.
It seems to me that you make a mistake in using the expression "Al Sidi".( not Sid , Cid is the the adaptation to Castillian)
"Al" in Arabic is a definite article that precedes the nickname or name.
Indeed "Al Sidi" literally means "THE Lord" (Not God). for which reason it only corresponds as a Treatment to a great lord such as a King.
So not only is it linguistically incorrect. it was politically inappropriate,
the treatment of lords of lower rank to a King, even a prince, like Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, only Sidi is what corresponded without the article "Al".
Great warrior and leader but mercenary to the limit, he befriended Christians, Moors ...if there was a profit he'd fight for it.
@@asturias8386 False.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar: greatest knight in history! Honorable, unbeatable in single combat, undefeatable as a commander.
And looked just like Charlton Heston!
@@kamillgran9408 That was only a movie, a nice one, but a movie. El Cid was bigger than life and bigger than any Hollywood production.
@@gerardosalazar161 that was a just a little joke!
@@kamillgran9408 I think he was much more sexy than your Hollywood actor 😄
@@neinundnein6358 I wouldn’t know since I never met the man, but I am glad you did😳
It's cool to remember that Spain has it's own famous knight..typically the Spanish are villified in most media for some reason..idk if im the only one who has noticed that..its always the english etc who are the good guys lol
Is the black legen , but the Spanish we always were the less bad guys 😂,
Because most media is clearly anti Christ my friend - viva el Cid❤❤❤
we need EL CID BACK AGAIN in 2024
I would have never have known about this guy if it weren't for Age of Empires II.
Guess you didn't pay attention in school... or had a poor education???
@@dabreal82tf are you talking about? El Cid is not a taught subject. Important for Spanish history, yes. But not general historical knowledge... His history is confined to the Iberian peninsula, most other countries wouldn't teach a class about him unless you're specifically taking a Spanish history class.
@@oddiethefox5832 well I'm American and learned about hime in general world history... guess I was just lucky...
@@oddiethefox5832 I'm also probably at least twice your age and schools used to actually educate instead train to pass tests.
I still remember that campaign to this day
The Virgin of the Pilar in Zaragoza promised in the first century that " there will be always Faith in this lands" and then the Sacred Hearth of Jesús promised in Valladolid: " I'll reing in Spain and with more devotion than in other places". Viva el Cid!!
And now Spanish men are emasculated and Spanish women think they’re men.
YES FINALLY MY FAVORITE UA-camR OF THE RECONQUISTA AND CRUSADES HAS FINALLY REVIEWED THE LIFE OF EL CID!!!!
Best documental I have ever seen about El Cid's life so far. Wonderful 👏
I first got to know about El Cid while playing Age of Empires II and I got to love that man so much that I made a sculpture of him for my Art Project in High School. Thank you so much for making this Video, it means so much to me that there are folks who want to keep History alive. Cheers to you all!❤🎉
"Heavenly Father, open your arms to receive the soul of one who lived and died, the purest knight of all." 🙏🛡️🗡️🇪🇸
I knew the story somewhat, but your narration and historical quotes and sequence of events is something else; what an admirable sequence of events that would make even the most talented writer jealous; of it's intricacy and ingenuity. Viva El Cid campeador!
Thanks so much I appreciate that! My goal was to get at every aspect of the Cid's life and career. Glad it worked for you.
My first awareness of El Cid was through French literature.
Even today, the drama of El Cid is considered the most beautiful (even if stylistically controversial) ever written in the French language!
However...
as a young American in Paris, I did not realize that the story of El Cid was NOT a fantasy romance - until years later!!
Quite real history. Very amazingly miraculous.
it was written in Spanish
@Santiago Garcia
YES, the historical legend was FIRST written in Spanish, because of being Spanish Catholic history.
However...
(you should know the French... they adapt any wonderful thing...)
And
indeed, Corneille gets Honors (up to this very day) for writing "the most beautiful work" of French literature:
" BEAU, COMME LE CID"!!!
Ps: San Luis Rey was 1/2 French and 1/2 Spanish... and future legend insists that His descendant will reign as a holy King Henri removing all heresy from France ....
so the story of the Cid is not even yet done!!!!)
Not a french poem by any stretch...Spaniards wrote it.
I love the film with Charlton Heston. It depicts El Cid as a man with very strong morality. But the truth is that the real story is much more fascinating. He was a true warrior and a leader and one of the few generals in history that never lost a battle.
Yo amo la Espana.
El Cid was unbeatable...
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Rodrigo of Vivar respected and feared by friends and foes alike. 💯
Holly Cow, this looks like the real Game of Thrones. Now I know why the entire Spain is a museum.
The history of this guy is something that resonates with every Mount & Blade player.
My husband is a beta tester for Field of Glory: Kingdoms, and one of the scenarios included in the beta is an El Cid scenario. As a Spanish major in college, probably the first book in Spanish I bought that wasn't a textbook was a copy of the "Poema de Mio Cid" (with the original Old Castillian and modern Spanish versions on facing pages), so I have long been fascinated by the story of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. Love the 1960s film with Charlton Heston in the title role, too. (It seemed to follow some of the later French versions of his life, but did a great job of capturing what medieval Spain probably looked like.)
Charleton was a such a good actor. He made me more fascinated about El Cid.
Charlton is the best El Cid after El Cid 😅
Spain and south AMerica is converting to IslaM , SO PEEEEEEEEOPLE COULD DISCOVER THEI ANCESTORS.
Woweee-! That's really.impressive!
Growing up in Valencia, ES every child learns about El Cid Campeador as the most heroic Castilian knight.
Don’t they learn about emir Mardanish? Was a quite cool character, and was birned in Peñiscola.
@@adamnesico no need to learn about heretics
@@adamnesico Learning about your enemies is also important I guess.
@@aleksandersokal5279 Emir Mardamish descended from recent christian converts, Mardnish is Martinez arabised, Mardanish was more friendly to the christians than to the magrebis.
@@adamnesico Fair enough, enemies which were not terrible to civilians should be respected, though I am glad Spaniards reconquered their lands and rid themselves of foreign influence.
The loyalty of The Cid is amazing. Other times.
Can someone tell me the vow El Cid?
Toledo ! What a glorious city . An eagles eyrie ! The story of El Cid breathes life there.
I recommend visiting Burgos, there are many references to him in the city.
When I was a child I read stories from the school literature books that my mother had in her childhood, circa late 30's, early 40's. This was in Kansas. In one there was the legend of El Cid. But I forgot it until I saw the movie. At the end, when he's propped up on his horse, I recalled the tale because that had been in the book.
Gracias El cid for recovery of Christianity. desde 🇵🇭 dios te Bendiga
I read parts of El Mío Cid when I was in elementary school in Mexico 🇲🇽. It’s called Juglar del Mío Cid or poem or song of El Cid . I did not understand anything at the time.Over the years I read it again in old Spanish and saw the movie with Charlton Heston I almost cried when I was a teen and saw the end of the movie when they strapped the dead body of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar El Cid to his horse to rally his troops into battle .
His loyalty and bravery reminds me of King David.
Your Docs are a real godsend at times, just so ya know....CRAZY as the world is....usually can't get myself centered very easily unless I can chill out with one of these. Thanks! (commented in the chat as well although I was some time late and you were most likely gone so I'm gonna leave it here as well)
Same sick and sleepless this is great to listen to
As a fantasy writer, ive been recently writing this fantasy book which is a huge Dark Crystal inspiration along with all of my favorite fantasies. My world is known to have allot of original kingdoms and historical inspired kingdoms, one of them is a kingdom inspired behind the world of Medieval Spain and Portugal along with other Spanish countries. Allot of the characters, places, and so much more in this kingdom are insanely made and appealing, im just proud that i was able to create something like this.
Had his horse buried with honours, the horse’s grave is named and can be visited today!
where?
@@afrobian1 Babieca (the name of El Cid's horse) is burried at the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña
@@xmaniac99 thank you. I have to visit that region again
El CId aaand his followrs were thieves taking gold from the Arabs . THe Umayyads had higher moral values.under the guidance of Calif Umar muslims astarted the first Welfare State and built publicSolomans Mines, Indiana Jones, In CRistianity theft is a moral virtue in nineteenth century
@@xmaniac99 where is El Cid buried?
I love Spain! Vivia El Cid too!
10:20 this is also a very old traditional Visigothic position of Sword Bearer. Theudis was Theodoric the Great’s sword bearer and was the king of Visigothic Spain as a regent of Theodoric. Theudis’ nephew or grand nephew or second cousin (something of that sort most likely) was Totila, who is an ancestor of mine and a great hero of the Gothic people. Theudis’ position as sword-bearer for Theodoric greatly strengthened Totila’s claim to the title of Rex Gothorum when he rose to the position in the aftermath of Theodoric’s death.
I remember watching Ruy grow up like it was just yesterday. El Cid is a pretty good tv series def worth a watch waiting for season 3
This is great. My family line can be traced all the way back to El Cid through his daughter Cristina Diaz Rodriguez (mother-Doña Ximena Diaz)
Hey want to become my wife so I can get into the family
@@adrianjezierski8093 Silly peasant boy
@@adrianjezierski8093first you must drive out the last remaining Muslims from Spain…that is your task for her hand in marriage.
@@salvadormartin4203 Ok, I'll offer them free villas in eastern europe because prince of the wood elf potato king Byoknik needs someone to take care of them. Sounds like a scam? Well, kings weren't the most sincere of people
HIs grandaughter married the King of Pamplona i can track him to be my ancestor from that line.
Balboa Park in San Diego has a bronze El Cid riding on a horse, in the plaza.
San Diego fue parte del Imperio español.
Thanks! Another exciting history video!
Thank you Sheila! I appreciate the tip and the endorsement. Hope all is well with you and your family.
This has been by far the best El Cid video I have seen on UA-cam. Congrats!, you have a new subscriber.
Interesting that there are still many who can trace their descent from him. Long may his memory live!
I am one of them
rch and rodrigo.. oh yes. as always so well done and so much loved.. thank you
I thank u for your hard work putting these videos together, I love military history. I love spending a lazy day in bed on a Sunday watching your your content, very satisfying. Please keep up your hard work, the education I learn from your videos is brilliant, thanks once again.
Hey thanks!
This was just what I needed today, thank you RCH!
You are so welcome!
Another wonderful and historically accurate video , not to mention very entertaining , thanks.
An informative video of history a one to ten star rate I will rate it Ten star👍
Thank you very much my friend.
Viva El Cid!
Beautiful and well documented video, thanl you very much. Greetings from Spain.
Thank you very much!
That was an epic story. a lot to pack into an hour and a half and brave of you to make it in ine vid, I was glued the whole way thru'. top work fella.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the vid. My first intro for El Cid was through the Age of Empires 2 game.
Woooow what a fabulous christian warrior. Live forever mighty Cid; Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar !!
Love these docks, thanks heaps, just watched series 2 of the prime movie el cid, it's not bad , I also have the Charleston Heston and Sofia Loren movie as well called el cid
Excellent history lesson 👍
Thanks!
Thanks for the kind tip Robert, appreciate that!
Superb documentary of a true Christian Knight ❤❤Thank you!
Thank you!
awesome channel, been watching for over a decade
Your content is greatly appreciated. Been binging it lately
I appreciate that!
very good. at 50 i remember what it felt like as a child hearing stories of heroes
Outstanding documentary. Truly top notch. Just a small correction; Rodrigo Díaz was not born in the Kingdom of Castille, as the first King of Castille was precisely Sancho II. El Cid was born in the County of Castille, in the Kingdom of León.
Just listened to the part where the Count of Barcelona was captured while attempting to raid the Emirate of Zaragoza. In the "Poema de Mio Cid," the Count goes on a hunger strike while in captivity, and the Cid has to coax him to start eating again.
Thanks
Thanks very much!
Que maravilla de video.
Great production and narration! Congratulations, felicidades.
"Qué buen vasallo sería, si tuviera buen señor" 😄
Thank you for the video it was really good 👍🏻
GREAT WORK Using Total War Atilla for this Documentary, VERY Well Done!!!!
good story telling. and a lot of work. respect.
Much appreciated!
@@RealCrusadesHistory well deserved. keep on with the good work.
Brilliant vid. We hear little of this history.
This was great! Thoroughly enjoyed your historical prospective! SUBSCRIBED! 👍
Awesome, thank you!
Awesome video. Love the extra visuals!!
Epic story telling!
Top channel, amazing quality of the contents. Subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
awesome stuff!
Well done documentary.
Best presentation ever!
Glad you think so!
What a wonderful video. A small question: at 0:55:19 you say "El Cid returned to the Levant". I don't understand that. Does this refer to the Levant in the meaning of Palestine, or is there another meaning of the term "The Levant" (that I am unaware of) that you are using? Or am I mishearing you in that sentence? Was El Cid also engaged in crusades in the Levant? Many thanks for the very interesting video. Blessings and be well.
“Levant” should be taken in the corresponding context here, meaning “East” of Iberian peninsula
@@vedranbusija800 Aha. I see. Interesting use of the word that I hadn't been aware of. Thanks for your post and blessings.
@@mmneander1316 for addition, normally in Spain when we say "Levante" (levant), we really mean Valencia
The word levant means any strip of land contiguous with being oceanside so palestine is along the 'levant' and Spain has a 'levant' and many nations have a levant.
@@jamesdiaz793 I doubt that that definition is correct.
Etymologically, "levant" means "where the sun rises" (from Latin or French or Spanish or any Latin language). Palestine is "the Levant" because it is, for Europeans, in the East of the Mediterranean.
The only way the term "levant" can make sense to me for the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula is that in that case it is meant from the perspective of the inhabitants of that Peninsula, i.e. to indicate the East of the Peninsula. I doubt very much that the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula would use the term "levant" also for the WEST coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
best AOE 2 campain in the game, that was my introduction to El Cid when I was seven years old, and he's still my favorite medieval character. well, either him or Charlemagne...
El Cid Campeador.
Brilliant video, l knew some of the history of EL Cid but this takes it to another level, thankyou.
I am a muslim but this series are very good
I am Christian we are still brother s
@@nagibkanaan2464well said ❤️
We can appreciate the chivalric quality of El Cid as much as of Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn, probably the greatest muslim knight.
I think that no matter who you are, you can still view your own people as the bad guys when they are invading others’ lands.
Obviously that can be a bit of a false narrative since most of human history has been a bunch of peasants and lands being fought over by relatively small groups of elites though.
Invading other lands is the habit of the nations of the ancient and Middle ages
I am a descendant of El Cid's daughter Christina. Through her son Garcia Ramirez King of Navarre, Blanche of Navarre, Alphonso VIII of Castille, Blanche of Castille (married Louis VIII of France), Robert Count of Artois, Blanche of Artois the mother of Henry of Monmouth Earl of Lancaster. Then through the FitzAlan, Stanley, Troutbeck etc. families.
A great man of his time!
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar.😊🇪🇦.
very informative 👏
Well Done!
Just found out he is my ancestor. Lived briefly in Spain twice.
I found he is my ancestor 8 months ag with a heritage website.
Love it a true warrior...
El Cid..Leon they need
To make a series a Netflix type of thing love it..
There´s one in Amazon Prime
That's were you got yours
Superb.
Keep the videos coming, J!
In Mount&Blade perspective, he got so OP, he became his own faction.
Anyone else hear “El Cid Campy Doctor” early on?
He and William the Conqueror, who lived about the same time, could have had an interesting relationship.
Similar men, in some ways. Duke William was born to a higher status, but the group he belonged to was itself rather upstart. The 11th century is filled with these enterprising, ambitious, rapid-rising adventurers who achieve top level power through what seems almost like sheer will and ability.
@@RealCrusadesHistory Believe it or not my William the conqueror, El Cid and ALfonso all are my direct ancestors.
I saw the Charlton Heston film. I'm covered on El Cid.
The film is good, but very inaccurate historically.
Realizing King Alfonso's actuions after the death of El Cud, there is a Filipino proverb that says "aanhin mo ang damo kapag patay na ang kabayo" in english it says "what you goingg to do with the grass if the horse is now dead."
Thanks.
Very helpful. Thank you.
There was a hollywood epic film about him i remember seeing but its good to hear about his actual life either way he was a hero of Christian Spain
This was awesome!!
There was a movie about him in 1961 starring Charlton Heston & Sophia Loren.
Excellent , thanks for the video
Good job 👍
Thanks 👍
Brilliant
Well done to brave man of legendary EL CID.