Watch our video on Fernando III and the conquest of Córdoba: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHeZr5pqdrmrnKQ.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

@lookman-2844

7 ай бұрын

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.

As a Puertorrican, The book Poemas del Mio Cid was one of the books that I read in high school. It sparked so many deep philosophical conversations with the teacher. Thank you for reminding me those fond memories!

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

That's great, thanks for the comment!

@dipanjanbhattacharya3131

8 ай бұрын

These ten feet collosal men,are rare species and a class by themselves.

@scottprendergast5262

29 күн бұрын

Moonwitch- listen up-What does you being a puerto rican have to do with anything-?! since you're on the subject- he's related to Puerto Rico in only a small way and THATS in language only- people and their race BS

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.

@semperdolens

7 ай бұрын

Maybe 40 years ago

@deltabravo1969

Ай бұрын

Castile was named for the many castles in the region.

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.

@stefanvella9807

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, i always asked myself why they call him El Cid and not El Sid.

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I appreciate that!

@marcelbeck6865

Жыл бұрын

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".

@asturias8386

Жыл бұрын

Great warrior and leader but mercenary to the limit, he befriended Christians, Moors ...if there was a profit he'd fight for it.

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

@@asturias8386 False.

I would have never have known about this guy if it weren't for Age of Empires II.

@donnieboughton1730

10 ай бұрын

Guess you didn't pay attention in school... or had a poor education???

@oddiethefox5832

10 ай бұрын

​​@@donnieboughton1730tf 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.

@donnieboughton1730

10 ай бұрын

@@oddiethefox5832 well I'm American and learned about hime in general world history... guess I was just lucky...

@donnieboughton1730

10 ай бұрын

@@oddiethefox5832 I'm also probably at least twice your age and schools used to actually educate instead train to pass tests.

@anjishnuroy2734

10 ай бұрын

I still remember that campaign to this day

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar: greatest knight in history! Honorable, unbeatable in single combat, undefeatable as a commander.

@kamillgran9408

Жыл бұрын

And looked just like Charlton Heston!

@guaporeturns9472

Жыл бұрын

@@kamillgran9408 😂

@gerardosalazar161

Жыл бұрын

@@kamillgran9408 That was only a movie, a nice one, but a movie. El Cid was bigger than life and bigger than any Hollywood production.

@kamillgran9408

Жыл бұрын

@@gerardosalazar161 that was a just a little joke!

@neinundnein6358

Жыл бұрын

@@kamillgran9408 I think he was much more sexy than your Hollywood actor 😄

Growing up in Valencia, ES every child learns about El Cid Campeador as the most heroic Castilian knight.

@adamnesico

7 ай бұрын

Don’t they learn about emir Mardanish? Was a quite cool character, and was birned in Peñiscola.

@ivanmarkoski682

Ай бұрын

@@adamnesico no need to learn about heretics

YES FINALLY MY FAVORITE KZreadR OF THE RECONQUISTA AND CRUSADES HAS FINALLY REVIEWED THE LIFE OF EL CID!!!!

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!

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

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.

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!!

@Immigrantlovesamerica

Жыл бұрын

And now Spanish men are emasculated and Spanish women think they’re men.

Yo amo la Espana. El Cid was unbeatable... Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Rodrigo of Vivar respected and feared by friends and foes alike. 💯

Best documental I have ever seen about El Cid's life so far. Wonderful 👏

The loyalty of The Cid is amazing. Other times.

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.

@santiagogarcia6768

Жыл бұрын

it was written in Spanish

@rmp7400

Жыл бұрын

@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!!!!)

@The7nUp

9 ай бұрын

Not a french poem by any stretch...Spaniards wrote it.

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!

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.)

@adibaonuma3462

Жыл бұрын

Charleton was a such a good actor. He made me more fascinated about El Cid.

@reneaguilar3471

9 ай бұрын

Charlton is the best El Cid after El Cid 😅

@lookman-2844

7 ай бұрын

Spain and south AMerica is converting to IslaM , SO PEEEEEEEEOPLE COULD DISCOVER THEI ANCESTORS.

@scottprendergast5262

29 күн бұрын

Woweee-! That's really.impressive!

Toledo ! What a glorious city . An eagles eyrie ! The story of El Cid breathes life there.

@jonwalts2763

5 ай бұрын

I recommend visiting Burgos, there are many references to him in the city.

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!❤🎉

The history of this guy is something that resonates with every Mount & Blade player.

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)

@MrSh4des

Жыл бұрын

Same sick and sleepless this is great to listen to

Had his horse buried with honours, the horse’s grave is named and can be visited today!

@afrobian1

Жыл бұрын

where?

@xmaniac99

Жыл бұрын

@@afrobian1 Babieca (the name of El Cid's horse) is burried at the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña

@afrobian1

Жыл бұрын

@@xmaniac99 thank you. I have to visit that region again

@lookman-2844

7 ай бұрын

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

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.

Viva El Cid!

His loyalty and bravery reminds me of King David.

rch and rodrigo.. oh yes. as always so well done and so much loved.. thank you

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.

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)

@adrianjezierski8093

Жыл бұрын

Hey want to become my wife so I can get into the family

@carmelmichele2118

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianjezierski8093 Silly peasant boy

@salvadormartin4203

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianjezierski8093first you must drive out the last remaining Muslims from Spain…that is your task for her hand in marriage.

@adrianjezierski8093

Жыл бұрын

@@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

@diegoapalategui579

Жыл бұрын

HIs grandaughter married the King of Pamplona i can track him to be my ancestor from that line.

This has been by far the best El Cid video I have seen on KZread. Congrats!, you have a new subscriber.

Thank you for the video it was really good 👍🏻

Interesting that there are still many who can trace their descent from him. Long may his memory live!

@diegoapalategui579

Жыл бұрын

I am one of them

Another wonderful and historically accurate video , not to mention very entertaining , thanks.

Awesome video. Love the extra visuals!!

This was just what I needed today, thank you RCH!

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Gracias El cid for recovery of Christianity. desde 🇵🇭 dios te Bendiga

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.

I love Spain! Vivia El Cid too!

awesome channel, been watching for over a decade

Your content is greatly appreciated. Been binging it lately

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Excellent history lesson 👍

Brilliant video, l knew some of the history of EL Cid but this takes it to another level, thankyou.

Very helpful. Thank you.

Thanks! Another exciting history video!

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sheila! I appreciate the tip and the endorsement. Hope all is well with you and your family.

Thanks for the vid. My first intro for El Cid was through the Age of Empires 2 game.

awesome stuff!

This was great! Thoroughly enjoyed your historical prospective! SUBSCRIBED! 👍

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

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

Epic story telling!

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.

@RealCrusadesHistory

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great production and narration! Congratulations, felicidades. "Qué buen vasallo sería, si tuviera buen señor" 😄

An informative video of history a one to ten star rate I will rate it Ten star👍

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much my friend.

This was awesome!!

Que maravilla de video.

El Cid Campeador.

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.

very informative 👏

Well done documentary.

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.

@RealCrusadesHistory

6 ай бұрын

Hey thanks!

Best presentation ever!

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Beautiful and well documented video, thanl you very much. Greetings from Spain.

@RealCrusadesHistory

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

GREAT WORK Using Total War Atilla for this Documentary, VERY Well Done!!!!

Well Done!

Keep the videos coming, J!

Superb.

Brilliant vid. We hear little of this history.

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

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

Well done.

good story telling. and a lot of work. respect.

@RealCrusadesHistory

11 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@ruicabral1960

11 ай бұрын

@@RealCrusadesHistory well deserved. keep on with the good work.

Thanks.

Excellent , thanks for the video

very good. at 50 i remember what it felt like as a child hearing stories of heroes

Brilliant

Well done to brave man of legendary EL CID.

Épico, Viva El Campeador!

What an awesome story. Thank you

Thanks!

@RealCrusadesHistory

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind tip Robert, appreciate that!

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.

Good job 👍

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Anyone that pushes back on the greatest world power of the time and gets them to call him El Cid (The Lord) has to be the greatest knight in history............

@adamnesico

7 ай бұрын

Not greatest world power.

@otracuentaperra4290

7 ай бұрын

@@adamnesico OH but regardless of prejudice and lack of historical vision the moors were the greatest world power of the time. They might not be much now but then they were.

@adamnesico

7 ай бұрын

@@otracuentaperra4290 NO The caliphate had divided in a bunch of warring dinasties. Moors power wasn’t comparable to the chinese or the steppe nomads. The next moor dinasty wasn’t even able of properly siege a city.

@otracuentaperra4290

7 ай бұрын

@@adamnesico It is nobody's fault that El Cid's glory hurts you for some reason . Nevertheless he did vanquish the most powerful military entities of the era.

@adamnesico

7 ай бұрын

@@otracuentaperra4290 it doesn’t hurts me, as spanish, makes me proud to have had such a legendary warrior. But he was lucky to not meet the greatest warriors of his time.

A great man of his time!

Love it a true warrior... El Cid..Leon they need To make a series a Netflix type of thing love it..

@juliosalazar6924

Жыл бұрын

There´s one in Amazon Prime

@Richard-tu9wr

Жыл бұрын

That's were you got yours

In Mount&Blade perspective, he got so OP, he became his own faction.

Just found out he is my ancestor. Lived briefly in Spain twice.

@diegoapalategui579

Жыл бұрын

I found he is my ancestor 8 months ag with a heritage website.

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.

More top-drawer work, Stephen. Huzzah!

He and William the Conqueror, who lived about the same time, could have had an interesting relationship.

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

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.

@diegoapalategui579

Жыл бұрын

@@RealCrusadesHistory Believe it or not my William the conqueror, El Cid and ALfonso all are my direct ancestors.

Thanks

@RealCrusadesHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Holly Cow, this looks like the real Game of Thrones. Now I know why the entire Spain is a museum.

First tnkz for excellent video content narrative and educational I read about El Cid campeador in school 5th grade then in Highschool but now I have a learned way more so was he a honorable knight loyal servant to the crown Alfonso's family a great soldier and lider a family man mercenary soldier of fortune traitor conquerer man of faith or a campeador my respect to El Cid tnkz guys 😎

@RealCrusadesHistory

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

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

Thank god for el sid

"Heavenly Father, open your arms to receive the soul of one who lived and died, the purest knight of all." 🙏🛡️🗡️🇪🇸

El Cid, such a gigachad that even his mortal enemies respected him.

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...

Dude freakin' lived a Mount & Blade playthrough. Butter bless his soul.

My mother actually named me after this guy, while she named my older brother after Emiliano Zapata

I thought the accent of the narrator was dude ish, how wrong I was. Totally opened up knowledge I'd never known before. Absolute corker, got a new subscriber Real Crusade History. Should hear my accent, what's called broad Yorkshire accent. You would think you were on another planet. ❤❤🇬🇧

A great, brave, caring ruler.