Medieval War Vol VII.6 - Rodrigo Dìaz: El Cid

Discover Medieval Warfare Vol Vii.6 - Rodrigo Diaz: The Cid

Medieval war vol vii.6 - rodrigo dìaz: el cid



They called him the Campeador and the Cid, but what do we really know about the Castilian warrior Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar?



Theme: The legend of the Cid



- Peter Konieczny, 'The exploits of Rodrigo el Campeado - the man who became the Cid'.

- Ann Christys, 'The Era of the Taifa States - When Iberia Was Destroyed'.

- Kyle C. Lincoln, 'Living in a Snake Basket - The Taking of Toledo'.

- Peter Konieczny, 'A clear exposition of the disastrous tragedy - the conquest of Valencia'.

- Simon Barton, 'The Cid and the Principality of Valencia - A Man Raised by God'.

- Francisco García Fitz, 'Learning about medieval warfare from an epic - War in the Song of the Cid'.

- Mark Lewis, 'The Weapons of a Hero, in Fact and Legend: The Swords of the Cid'.



Characteristics:



- David Pilling, 'Was Henry III Playing Chicken? - The Siege of London in 1267'.

- Kay Smith and Ruth R. Brown, 'An Ancient Weapon in the Middle Ages: The Sling'.

- Peter Konieczny, 'His Letter to the Duke of Milan in 1482 - Leonardo da Vinci as a Military Engineer'.

- Pierre gaite, 'combat training for knights - forged in the fires of chivalry'.

- Murray Dahm, 'I know what it's like to take a city! - The Cid's film'.

- Robert Mason and Craig Cipolla, 'Vikings at the Royal Ontario Museum: A Tale of Two Swords'.
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