El Cid - The Story of History's Greatest Knight

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El Cid - the story of history's greatest knight, a hero of Spain and the Reconquista. This is a compilation of all my previous El Cid videos in a documentary presentation.

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  • @TheProbotektor
    @TheProbotektor3 жыл бұрын

    Few people know that the cid was one of the few warriors in history who won a battle while dead; shortly after his death his men placed his corpse on his horse on the outskirts of Valencia so that the Arabs would believe that he was alive. It worked. Even after his death his image was enough to demoralize the enemy troops. The campeador!

  • @equine2020

    @equine2020

    Ай бұрын

    Some know this. I love history. Reading educates one.

  • @calebcrisp5656
    @calebcrisp56564 жыл бұрын

    What a cool Mount and Blade save

  • @Mrdevs96

    @Mrdevs96

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's tight

  • @Mr.56Goldtop
    @Mr.56Goldtop3 жыл бұрын

    We could use a few El Cids in today's world.

  • @edwarddunphy3099

    @edwarddunphy3099

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm related to him

  • @PorkotylerClips

    @PorkotylerClips

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@edwarddunphy3099 and I’m the Emperor of the Galaxy.

  • @hectorr6299

    @hectorr6299

    3 жыл бұрын

    say no more i will do it!!

  • @werewolfofthedarkwolf3368

    @werewolfofthedarkwolf3368

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but Europa We need to make Europe powerful again and defeat China

  • @martinhanley9524

    @martinhanley9524

    2 жыл бұрын

    You think the multiculturalists would appreciate that - huh ? Not until they live under sharia

  • @fredazcarate4818
    @fredazcarate4818 Жыл бұрын

    This man truly had big brass, well use you imagination, and showed great military acumen. Kudos Sir for producing a brilliant video of Iberia's Grandmaster of war and Knightly virtue.

  • @cagrant4472
    @cagrant44724 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this! I first met El Cid Campeador during the summer between fifth and sixth grade, in 1953. I read Chanson del Mio Cid and my imagination was on fire for months. Now, thanks to these two videos, I am once more THERE. I am eleven again, on campaign with Rodrigo Dìaz de Bivar . . .I am an old woman now, but I rode a destrier along through the yellow haze of dust, beside mio Cid, while I watched these!

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir!

  • @nancy-katharynmcgraw2669

    @nancy-katharynmcgraw2669

    2 ай бұрын

    Woman = Ma'am

  • @michaeldeaves7566
    @michaeldeaves75664 жыл бұрын

    As a 67 yr old I have always viewed The "CID" as one of my favorite knights in history.Thank you for a first rate short documentary. Well done!!!

  • @GamingTranceSeer

    @GamingTranceSeer

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Freedom ALBA GU BRATH Scotland Even if true it just goes to show he's human; flawed like everyone else.

  • @Zorro9129

    @Zorro9129

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Freedom ALBA GU BRATH Scotland It can be the disease afflicting great men such as Terry Davis.

  • @pikiwiki

    @pikiwiki

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Freedom ALBA GU BRATH Scotland ah the cool breath of fact and reason

  • @younggrasshopper3531

    @younggrasshopper3531

    4 жыл бұрын

    Michael Deaves I’m glad you are getting to enjoy videos like this, cheers! 😃

  • @martasalanova8156

    @martasalanova8156

    4 жыл бұрын

    Freedom ALBA GU BRATH Scotland where in Spain did You get those teachings? 😳😳 It's not mainstream AT ALL. He was maybe bad-tempered as portrayed not in the Cantar (where "mesura", prudence seems to be his main feature) but in other songs. One of them says:"cosas tenedes Cid que faram fablar las piedras, pues por cualquier niñería faceis campaña a la Iglesia", I do love that quote (you 've got things (traits) , Cid, that will make stones speak, because you fight the Church For any childishness). Being bad-tempered is one thing, and being a schizophrenic is other very different. Maybe your lecturer at that university was the real schizo or pshyco 😂😂😂

  • @Manuel-gu9ls
    @Manuel-gu9ls4 жыл бұрын

    I know El Cid in playing age of empires

  • @Avitod3651

    @Avitod3651

    4 жыл бұрын

    Emmanuel Alan Albaña same here

  • @artemis7093

    @artemis7093

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to comment the same! 😁

  • @Manuel-gu9ls

    @Manuel-gu9ls

    4 жыл бұрын

    Artemis wow you have a very pretty profile, this the real you? What's your name for real?

  • @artemis7093

    @artemis7093

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Manuel-gu9ls Thank 😝

  • @Manuel-gu9ls

    @Manuel-gu9ls

    4 жыл бұрын

    Artemis do you have Instagram account or Facebook?

  • @PlanetBlake
    @PlanetBlake4 жыл бұрын

    The EL CID movie is one of my favorite movies ever. A VERY underrated and under-appreciated epic in my opinion. Belongs right up there next to the Kirk Douglas move on Spartacus. Yes, a lot of artistic license was used in both these movies, but none the less they were brilliant movies.

  • @michaelhazola

    @michaelhazola

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely one of the best films ever made ! Charlton Heston was made for those epic films and to me El Cid is one of his best !!

  • @johnrooney507

    @johnrooney507

    4 жыл бұрын

    Watched it last night, and it was so refreshing without the gratuitous violence, profanity, every Christian portrayed as corrupt, and soft core porn of recent films.

  • @thunderbird1921

    @thunderbird1921

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johnrooney507 Another epic unbelievably underrated is Ivanhoe (the one made in the 50s). MGM made MASTERPIECES back in the day.

  • @Mauishuck

    @Mauishuck

    3 жыл бұрын

    Michaelhazola Khartoum...

  • @rabkerr5907

    @rabkerr5907

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thunderbird1921 both these movies are classics

  • @longjohn9930
    @longjohn99304 жыл бұрын

    this guy had been in the zone his whole life

  • @dustind7128

    @dustind7128

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GHGrock yeah that's the only thing

  • @williamtim5893

    @williamtim5893

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bill Burr

  • @carlhicksjr8401

    @carlhicksjr8401

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well, remember that Don Rodrigo is the cultural hero of Spain, King Arthur made flesh. And the Spanish are a romantic people, ever willing to overlook the human flaws in heroes. This isn't a bad thing, but it does make a historian's job a Hell of a lot harder than it needs to be. For a more realistic interpretation of el Cid, you have to go to Church records and what little survives of Moorish records.

  • @pabletino

    @pabletino

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@carlhicksjr8401 while I agree in some things, I never heard that we are "romantic". It's more of a nationalistic thing, Reconquista and his figure where promoted hardlyby our fascist regime until 75'.

  • @ThePokemondongos

    @ThePokemondongos

    3 жыл бұрын

    He wasn't in the zone when he let Adaulfiz kill his friend Sancho while he was in the bathroom :v

  • @SergeGolikov
    @SergeGolikov3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Ever since seeing the movie "El Cid" as a teenager in the 60's, I was curious if it was history or legend. You have answered all my questions, thank you, amazing research 👍

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @metalvarez1
    @metalvarez14 жыл бұрын

    "El cantar del mio CID" was mandatory read for 8th graders in Venezuela, I should read it again, it was a difficult read for me as an 8th grader as "El cantar del mio CID" is written in very old Spanish.

  • @ashenone3050

    @ashenone3050

    4 жыл бұрын

    es dificil para nosotros tmb pq esta en un español muy antiguo , y eso que lo que leemos es una version medio adaptada

  • @d.a.g.c961

    @d.a.g.c961

    4 жыл бұрын

    Por lo menos en Venezuela no tienes que estudiar la puta historia de todos los reyes reinas cambios de territorios parecen libros de Game of thrones

  • @nachorodriguez568

    @nachorodriguez568

    4 жыл бұрын

    En Argentina también es lectura obligatoria

  • @BillGunslinger

    @BillGunslinger

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am brazilian and sadly there is no translation of El cantar de mio Cid available in my country I can't read spanish

  • @AlexSmith-fs6ro

    @AlexSmith-fs6ro

    3 жыл бұрын

    También en Chile era obligatorio, pero no se ahora.

  • @nixchillin
    @nixchillin3 жыл бұрын

    There is a statue to him in San Francisco. Right across from him is Joan of Arc

  • @Theywaswrong

    @Theywaswrong

    3 жыл бұрын

    They'll find a reason to pull both down. Don't know what it will be but you can be sure the woke folk will spin something up.

  • @mike7652

    @mike7652

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Theywaswrong Beat me to it!

  • @B9M3

    @B9M3

    Жыл бұрын

    Have the modern barbarians torn them down yet?

  • @xxx-fv8jt

    @xxx-fv8jt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Theywaswrong I completely agree. The woke folks dont want to see anything smacking of white people or white history

  • @bob456fk6
    @bob456fk6 Жыл бұрын

    Charlton Heston and ‎Sophia Loren, what a fantastic combination ! A really classic movie !

  • @lgempet2869

    @lgempet2869

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I believe it’s the only time I’ve ever seen them team-up, but then again, unfortunately it seems they had difficulty working together during this film…..one would never know it though. Guess that’s why they’re excellent actors.

  • @ErikaWelindt-cs6uz
    @ErikaWelindt-cs6uz4 жыл бұрын

    We all need to learn more about History or we would avoid many mistakes today.

  • @justliketree27

    @justliketree27

    3 жыл бұрын

    Old saying, those who don't embrace history are doomed to repeat it.

  • @dt534

    @dt534

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't learn history to not repeat it, I learn it so I can come out on top when it inevitably does

  • @chadhistorian1743

    @chadhistorian1743

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dt534 cringe

  • @dt534

    @dt534

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chadhistorian1743 okay hater

  • @chadhistorian1743

    @chadhistorian1743

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dt534 dont cry😭😭

  • @h5mind373
    @h5mind3733 жыл бұрын

    We're fortunate to be living in the city of Valencia, so rich in culture and history.

  • @zackcaler675
    @zackcaler6752 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy how you always find a way to mention the crusades

  • @deniscruz6112
    @deniscruz61124 жыл бұрын

    I have always admire El Cid, as a child I used to watch a spanish cartoon of the adventures of the young Cid, very educational and rich in spanish medieval history, but I think the way you presented this bio it's some of the best, I've heard. Thank you for sharing! I love your channel by the way....

  • @yryama

    @yryama

    4 жыл бұрын

    I remember the same cartoons in Cuba. Catchy toon too, lol

  • @deniscruz6112

    @deniscruz6112

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yryama Ruy el pequeño cid, si hombre ya tengo 41 años y todavia me acuerdo y canto la cancion, bueno devez en cuando veo los episodios aqui en KZread, buenisimo, que bonito seria que los niños de hoy fueran expuestos a programas de caricaturas asi de positivos. Saludos Amaury!!!!

  • @yryama

    @yryama

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@deniscruz6112 Cuales palabras usas para encontrarlo? Yo encontré Ulyses 31 en VHS cuando vivía en Europa...jajajaja

  • @yryama

    @yryama

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@deniscruz6112 Los muñequitos de hoy son una pesadez con mensajes escondidos acerca de asuntos que no tienen que ver nada con los niños. Te acuerdas del programa que era acerca del cuerpo humano, y siempre venían los anti cuerpos volando de uno aviones y se tiraban a combatir infecciones?

  • @deniscruz6112

    @deniscruz6112

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yryama Solamente pongo el titulo, por ejemplo, " Ruy el pequeño Cid" y aparece!!!!

  • @naphtali4926
    @naphtali49262 жыл бұрын

    His loyalty is outstanding

  • @rodrigjose
    @rodrigjose4 жыл бұрын

    El Cid, a truly great soldier

  • @brooksrobertson250
    @brooksrobertson2504 жыл бұрын

    This explained so much about Medieval II: Total War

  • @asiframzan3334

    @asiframzan3334

    4 жыл бұрын

    its fake

  • @ericdrought7360

    @ericdrought7360

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@asiframzan3334 hurrr durrrr

  • @deeznutz3712

    @deeznutz3712

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mediaval II speech: aaahhhh! Soldiers: ah, i am motivated

  • @elkekuehl6030

    @elkekuehl6030

    4 жыл бұрын

    If he could see what's going on today he would drive them back to where there belong what a great warrior

  • @tomkelley7174

    @tomkelley7174

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@asiframzan3334 Of course it is...

  • @David_is_devil
    @David_is_devil3 жыл бұрын

    Vamos iberos🤘🐺. Greetings to my spaniard brothers, fearless warriors, from your brother from eastern Iberia ( rep. Georgia, caucasus)

  • @diegoapalategui579

    @diegoapalategui579

    3 жыл бұрын

    Georgian brother, thanks, i am Spanish from the basque country, there are sooo many similarities between basque language and traditions and Georgian ones. Basque language is a direct descendant of iberian, and there are evidences of a mass migration from the caucasus to iberian peninsula around 4000 bc, i think we are definitely connected. Love to your country and your people, get rid of the remains of communism lurking in the darkness.

  • @David_is_devil

    @David_is_devil

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@diegoapalategui579 I m always happy about spain. Unfortunately we didnt had chance to become as powerful as you, because of Mongol invasion. But today with help of God we still exist. You're Wright about migration. Even dna of berbers shows caspian region of caucasus.

  • @larrymccoy5394

    @larrymccoy5394

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@David_is_devil The migration of Iberian from Caucas happened with Yamnaya culture. All europeans have r1b, Spanish close to 65% in the south and 81% in North. Basque country, Navarre, Asturias, and also aragon and Castille have the big % of R1B

  • @larrymccoy5394

    @larrymccoy5394

    2 жыл бұрын

    The true European DNA is R1B

  • @MrNeltoni
    @MrNeltoni4 жыл бұрын

    Very impressive, the mighty courage of Rodrigo Diaz “El Cid”.

  • @wolfranger1965
    @wolfranger19653 жыл бұрын

    Great research results in a accurate and colorful re-telling of history and of a great knight! As I was blessed to have traveled in some of those exact locations in Spain, it was for the glory of God that El Cid was successful! Finally it appears they did their research- and telling the Scholar and Scribe alike a wonderful, truthful story. Thank you, a job well done!

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @franklinhidalgo3683
    @franklinhidalgo36834 жыл бұрын

    Adiós del Cid a Vivar Los ojos de Mío Cid mucho llanto van llorando; hacia atrás vuelve la vista y se quedaba mirándolos. Vio como estaban las puertas abiertas y sin candados, vacías quedan las perchas ni con pieles ni con mantos, sin halcones de cazar y sin azores mudados. Y habló, como siempre habla, tan justo y tan mesurado: “¡Bendito seas, Díos mío, Padre que estás en lo alto! Contra mí tramaron esto mis enemigos malvados”.

  • @jennifersantiago8747

    @jennifersantiago8747

    2 жыл бұрын

    Belloooo 😍😍

  • @ignacioveiga2539
    @ignacioveiga25393 жыл бұрын

    "Encarnación del heroísmo y espíritu caballeresco de la raza".

  • @justicetruth5456
    @justicetruth54564 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation. Thank you for enlightening on El Cid.

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome

  • @user-wg1mv5hu5v

    @user-wg1mv5hu5v

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@RealCrusadesHistory Привет и Скажи мне Был Крестовый поход на Персию🇮🇷⚔🇪🇦✝️⚔☪️Иран🇮🇷⚔🇪🇦✝️⚔☪️Чем Был Крестовый поход на Ирак🇮🇶⚔🇨🇵✝️⚔☪️🇪🇬⚔🇨🇵✝️

  • @donfierro777
    @donfierro7773 жыл бұрын

    It's been hard for me to learn about the crusades, you really break it down and make it clear Thank You we really appreciate it and God bless.

  • @madmoran1029
    @madmoran10294 жыл бұрын

    This was my favorite Knight as a child. My folks are from Ireland but would tell me stories of this great leader. A true leader of his multiracial peoples.

  • @asiframzan3334

    @asiframzan3334

    4 жыл бұрын

    sorry kid, but your favourite knight is just a fake story.. you should see documentary of Bettany Hughes (When Moors ruled in europe)

  • @harbinger200

    @harbinger200

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thats sad. Its like you have no national history.

  • @madmoran1029

    @madmoran1029

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@harbinger200 lol oh look a troll. Sorry if your parents weren't well versed in history.

  • @gerardosalazar161

    @gerardosalazar161

    4 жыл бұрын

    ASIF RAMZAN then they were kicked out and today the only thing they rule is nothing.

  • @franciscor390

    @franciscor390

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well whatever may have happened they kicked you out, that we know at least 😅

  • @albusai
    @albusai3 жыл бұрын

    I only can be proud about this ancestor

  • @iksarguards
    @iksarguards4 жыл бұрын

    This period of history is fascinating! What a great upload

  • @asiframzan3334

    @asiframzan3334

    4 жыл бұрын

    its fake

  • @MrEpeeFencer

    @MrEpeeFencer

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@asiframzan3334 You're fake.

  • @asiframzan3334

    @asiframzan3334

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrEpeeFencer search by yourself... Don't rely on this video

  • @adriancampos8640

    @adriancampos8640

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@asiframzan3334 Rather than saying it's fake, it would be better if you said what part of it is fake.

  • @asiframzan3334

    @asiframzan3334

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adriancampos8640 "when Moore's ruled Europe" by bettany Hughes Watch it on KZread to understand which part of it is real

  • @unaiibarretxe6334
    @unaiibarretxe63342 жыл бұрын

    Excellent work and editing. Greatly appreciated.

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @yugiohsinsxepicprodigy99x32
    @yugiohsinsxepicprodigy99x324 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I recently found out that Rodrigo is my ancestor. The eldest of my family let me know a few days ago, she doesn’t know every detail because the de Vivar part of our name went away. It changed when my great great great grandpa traveled to here from Spain. His last name was de Vivar, he was taken in by some people here and his last name became Cortinas. Not as cool as de Vivar, but he met a Karankawan Indian here in Texas and they started a life in the King Ranch, I’m also related to the person who founded the town I live in of Raymondville Texas. My family history is richer than I first thought, thank you for this video, I wanted to know more about my bloodline.

  • @JoeMartinez18

    @JoeMartinez18

    3 жыл бұрын

    sadly to disapoint you... but "de x" was a quite common name for people. back then. It meant that they come from there... so easily the whole Town could be called "De vivar" because it's a location.

  • @che71che
    @che71che4 жыл бұрын

    You should do a profile of William Marshall, Apparently he took the Cross and fought in the holy lands for 2 years but not much is known about his time there, but never the less he was reported to have been be the Best Knight in Europe in the 12th Century

  • @jforshaw1971

    @jforshaw1971

    4 жыл бұрын

    There is a BBC documentary about him on you tube called The Greatest Knight . But I agree with you I would like to hear this lads view.

  • @Janetsfear

    @Janetsfear

    4 жыл бұрын

    Elisabeth Chadwick authored two historical novels on William Marshall. She used history and filled in the blanks. Since there was little to go on regarding the holy land she did little as well. She also wrote an epilogue that helped sort the history from her fiction. Godfrey Bouillon has a claim as well but he was from about a century earlier so it's easier to share the title.

  • @Ancaryvan

    @Ancaryvan

    Жыл бұрын

    No one remembers that he is the Whistle Blower and lead representative of Founding the Magna Carta.

  • @rodrigodiaz809
    @rodrigodiaz8092 жыл бұрын

    I know the El Cid statue at 5:05. It’s in Balboa Park across the street from the Naval Hospital. It was the muster spot for Petty Officer Indoc PT.

  • @mazza4190
    @mazza41904 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I have been waiting for some time now for you to produce a video of El Cid.

  • @JaimeArias270293
    @JaimeArias2702934 жыл бұрын

    There is a further Spanish myth about El Cid, I can’t remember if it was in Valencia or some other place. But shortly after his death the Moors were more courageous since as he was the only one who stopped them. So on the next attack on Valencia the moors were about to defeat the Christian. Someone (probably Jimena) decide to put El Cid on a horse tie the sword to his hand and tie a stick to keep him straight and have him charge at the moors. According to legend this was such a sight that it broke the moor army

  • @Cervando

    @Cervando

    4 жыл бұрын

    Never happened. It was part of the Charlton Heston movie only

  • @jegeization

    @jegeization

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Cervando No, it's a part of the Mio Cid chant, it was a way to say metaphorically that the Cid was such a great warrior that even dead, he could win over his enemies

  • @Cervando

    @Cervando

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jegeization Which version are you referring to, as some were written after the film came out?

  • @Cervando

    @Cervando

    3 жыл бұрын

    @20707523 I thought so, but I couldn't find the passage that refers to it. Can you link it? It's a long difficult read for someone who has Spanish as a second language. My parents are from the Burgos area, but I was born in the UK.

  • @frankgunner8967
    @frankgunner89674 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely enjoyed that excellent work sir.

  • @noahgolden6258
    @noahgolden62584 жыл бұрын

    El Cid and Charles the hammer are badass

  • @hulaguhan6454

    @hulaguhan6454

    Жыл бұрын

    Charles Martel based

  • @bdbailey9225
    @bdbailey92254 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this wonderful encapsulation of the man and his times!

  • @charleschidsey6192
    @charleschidsey61924 жыл бұрын

    Well done. A tremendous amount of history in a very modest amount of time, yet very easy to follow.

  • @edwardrichard2561
    @edwardrichard2561 Жыл бұрын

    Side note. I created El Cid in our current DND campaign. I adjusted his life story some what in terms of dates and people El Cid interacted with to match with the Water Deep Heist campaign.

  • @chopin65
    @chopin654 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Real history on You Tube. Keep up the good work!

  • @wikilee8928
    @wikilee89287 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. Appreciated.

  • @jstantongood5474
    @jstantongood54744 жыл бұрын

    You're work here is excellent.

  • @azungjamir6752
    @azungjamir67524 жыл бұрын

    thank you for the amazing vid....

  • @johnbickett5109
    @johnbickett51093 жыл бұрын

    Say "Tharagotha" when trying to say "Zaragoza". Seriously, thank you for this informative information. I was stationed in Zaragoza with the U.S. Air Force. At the time (in the '80s), Charlton Heston toured Spain to celebrate the filming of El Cid. The ladies in my office got to see him. Zaragoza's name is a corruption of the name of the original Roman city of "Caesaraugusta.”So, a rich history even before the Goths/Moors came there.

  • @ricardosoto5770

    @ricardosoto5770

    3 жыл бұрын

    Caesaraugusta.

  • @Trikipum

    @Trikipum

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cadiz is the oldest european city with over 3000 years of existence.

  • @axjohn

    @axjohn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Trikipum nope! Plovdiv, Bulgaria is. Founded about 6000 BCE, over 8000 years ago. Athens, Greece is the second oldest, founded 3000 BCE, over 5000 years ago.

  • @johnbickett5109

    @johnbickett5109

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ricardosoto5770 Thanks for catching that. But it was “a gusto”.

  • @eddy_malouempereur_du_cong6536
    @eddy_malouempereur_du_cong65362 жыл бұрын

    El cid is one of the few historical figure who reached the titel of mythical figure

  • @justforfun4103
    @justforfun41034 жыл бұрын

    Nice presentation, thank you.

  • @Faustonauta
    @Faustonauta3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you from Spain. Rodrigo is our King Arthur. Sanchez, -ez at the end of spanish surnames means son of, like O’ (irish), Mc (Scottish), and so on. Son of Sancho is Sanchez.

  • @zaprese

    @zaprese

    8 ай бұрын

    Expect your King Arthur is real 😂

  • @Faustonauta

    @Faustonauta

    8 ай бұрын

    @@zaprese Obviously Arthur does not look real, but what we thinks we know about el CID is more legend that reallity. Maybe Arthur didn't exist or was the interpretation of several warriors of his era (turned into a single character that we identify as King Arthur). We know that Rodrigo Díaz was for real, but what we don't really know is if that Rodrigo (the one we discuss here) was for real. I guess that the same happens with other legendary characters, mythic or real ones.

  • @YachtHunters
    @YachtHunters3 жыл бұрын

    Loved el cid story. History is fascinating. The older we get the more important it seems to be. I wonder why. Thank you

  • @mopes2713
    @mopes2713 Жыл бұрын

    Now this is bloody awesome!! What great KZread content is all about! Scrolling through feed kills my brain cells, this channel is a breath of fresh air!

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @talongrey7492
    @talongrey74924 жыл бұрын

    Loved it my friend. Nice to put the true story behind the famous/infamous name.

  • @ahmetbaliandeleon431
    @ahmetbaliandeleon4313 жыл бұрын

    The reconquista is the greatest crusade in history.

  • @johnchurchill6778
    @johnchurchill67783 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for your time and dedication

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are very welcome

  • @donwhitmire978
    @donwhitmire9783 жыл бұрын

    Not been here in a while. Thanx for all the work you put into these videos

  • @xcv505p
    @xcv505p3 жыл бұрын

    Respects to El Cid. - From India

  • @jamespasifull3424
    @jamespasifull34243 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, epic movie, & a spectacular true story!!

  • @heavensfugitive6447
    @heavensfugitive64474 жыл бұрын

    Great Story, tons of info. Truly enjoyed the lesson🍻

  • @LuisVillanuevaCubero
    @LuisVillanuevaCubero3 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary. Thanks!

  • @tnator3542
    @tnator35424 жыл бұрын

    Awesome historic documentary!

  • @ItsTimePictures
    @ItsTimePictures4 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding work.

  • @JT-st9yj
    @JT-st9yj2 жыл бұрын

    Another great video thanks!

  • @cometblazt
    @cometblazt2 жыл бұрын

    El cantar del mio Cid a great epic poem, describes the deeds of a true hero, defender of his nation

  • @pmrobles
    @pmrobles3 жыл бұрын

    Good job!! Thank you the video.

  • @MrBluemanworld
    @MrBluemanworld4 жыл бұрын

    Nice history lesson, it's fascinating me again on the subject.

  • @tjschoenlein5189
    @tjschoenlein51893 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation...

  • @TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo
    @TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo3 жыл бұрын

    Very good video! I subbed! Keep up the good work.

  • @jacquesstrapp3219
    @jacquesstrapp32194 жыл бұрын

    Great vid. Rich with historical details that you will not find on the generic history channels.

  • @HIDlarissaTERRY
    @HIDlarissaTERRY3 жыл бұрын

    That is interesting approach! Thank you for beautiful directions and very good voice ;) appreciate iT!

  • @dinikosama
    @dinikosama4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic job 👏

  • @treehuggerdude4
    @treehuggerdude43 жыл бұрын

    Great job that was informarive and engaging

  • @chuckbowie5833
    @chuckbowie5833 Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff!

  • @SingularMK
    @SingularMK4 жыл бұрын

    This episode was very very good 😀

  • @gonzaloluna1989
    @gonzaloluna19894 жыл бұрын

    Great material. Got my imagination going. Thanks for the video

  • @Itsatarp1337
    @Itsatarp13374 жыл бұрын

    Great video, i've bought El Cid without knowing the movie nor the story behind the real life counterpart. This video got me really hyped to watch the movie now.

  • @williamjordan5554
    @williamjordan55543 жыл бұрын

    The actor who played Yusuf also played Peter Sellers' boss in the Pink Panther movies.

  • @ctbrinn1963
    @ctbrinn19634 жыл бұрын

    You mean he did not die from battle and then get strapped to his horse to lead his men out to battle like in the movie. Dang!

  • @cagrant4472

    @cagrant4472

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually, that is not a Hollywood invention. It comes right out of the bardic epic "Cancìon dè Mìo Cid". I memorized it age 11, and I can still quote it: "Saddle next my Babiéca, arm him well for the fight; on his back tie my body, in my well-known armor dight. In my right hand place Tizòna, lead me forth into the war; bear my standard fast behind me, as it was my wont of yore." What that meant to me, at age 11, was that El Cid was such a mighty champion that, even dead, he could win battles by appearing on the field because the mere sight of him would drive his enemies before him.

  • @HollyMoore-wo2mh

    @HollyMoore-wo2mh

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was kinda waiting for that. 😅

  • @sharilshahed6106

    @sharilshahed6106

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cagrant4472 now it sounds like anime

  • @DD_11111
    @DD_111113 жыл бұрын

    My 38th Great Grandfather

  • @emmanuelsebastiao3176
    @emmanuelsebastiao31764 жыл бұрын

    wow ... you really know your stuff .. it was amazing listening

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    4 жыл бұрын

    So glad you enjoyed it

  • @chucknorris202
    @chucknorris2024 жыл бұрын

    I watched El Cid for the first time a couple nights ago. Now I learn about him. Truly one of the greatest knights Ive ever heard of. Maybe THE greatest. He did great for Christendom and for his people. He's a real hero.

  • @videodudeX
    @videodudeX4 жыл бұрын

    Well done!

  • @cruddddddddddddddd
    @cruddddddddddddddd4 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome. Sub and thanks.

  • @AzrielSword100
    @AzrielSword1003 жыл бұрын

    I had Simon Barton as my Spanish history professor before he passed. RIP

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really, that's amazing. He was one of the greats for sure.

  • @AzrielSword100

    @AzrielSword100

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RealCrusadesHistory he'll be missed

  • @alamineroschannel
    @alamineroschannel2 жыл бұрын

    su ultima victoria la hizo encima de su caballo muerto, los soldados al verle le crecio el valor ! buen video.

  • @pasqualezappia3264

    @pasqualezappia3264

    Жыл бұрын

    Oplo Lopll 😊o😊l Mo😊😊lmm😊pll Loll Pomp

  • @Josergr

    @Josergr

    15 сағат бұрын

    Eso es parte de la leyenda , la realidad es que murió de viejo

  • @jamesandrewmcnamara2303
    @jamesandrewmcnamara23034 жыл бұрын

    Nice. Thanks mate!

  • @hughoneill368
    @hughoneill3684 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this vid all i ever knew about El Cid was the Charlton Heston Movie. this was excelent stuff 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍😉

  • @marcl705
    @marcl7054 жыл бұрын

    I'd love the link to the previous video about King Ferdinand I. Great vid, thank you.

  • @alvar534
    @alvar5343 жыл бұрын

    He never lost a fight, whether it be in pitched battled or in singular combat!

  • @PeterSodhi
    @PeterSodhi4 жыл бұрын

    This is a beautiful video

  • @RealCrusadesHistory

    @RealCrusadesHistory

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much

  • @vicmorrison8128
    @vicmorrison81284 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah. ..very well done!

  • @NoobFromRomania
    @NoobFromRomania4 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I had "El Cid" as the law in CK2. No revolts.

  • @theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198

    @theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is CK2?

  • @jrgbgb1679

    @jrgbgb1679

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198 Crusader Kings 2,a videogame

  • @theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198

    @theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jrgbgb1679 is it anything like Sid Meier Civ?

  • @jrgbgb1679

    @jrgbgb1679

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198 Its like the sims but....with war,incest,assasination,politics,intrigue..religion..the main objective its to perpetuate your bloodline as much time as you can,while u earn points based on your character's rank (king,duke,emperor..) and if you die withour an heir you lose

  • @theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198

    @theguyyamamabefuckinsometi1198

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jrgbgb1679 I need this. Where do I obtain it?

  • @philipbarrick4149
    @philipbarrick41494 жыл бұрын

    Very good documentaries

  • @__Bo__
    @__Bo__3 жыл бұрын

    God bless your work!

  • @Pyrrhus399
    @Pyrrhus3994 жыл бұрын

    I deffinitely think he'd be kindred spirits with the likes of the dehautevilles, would've lived to see him meet william iron arm, robert guiscard, and Roger of Sicily. It would've been interesting for sure.

  • @nathanpole391
    @nathanpole3914 жыл бұрын

    Very cool video.

  • @Pyrrhus399
    @Pyrrhus3994 жыл бұрын

    El cid is deffinitely up there as one of history's greatest knights, would I stick him as number 1, probably not. Though I can't honestly pick a number 1, but he's up there with William marshal (who is mostly remembered as he's one of the only ones with a biography written contemporaneous to his time) and several of the dehauteville brothers like william bra de ferr, Robert guiscard, or roger I count of Sicily. James Douglas ( though I'd pick him for the list mostly because of my own Scottish family history). Emperor maximillian would probably be in the list too. so my list of the top 5 contenders would be William marshal, Rodrigo Diaz de vivar (elcid), Robert guiscard (though his brothers William and roger equally deserve a place as well), and the emperor maximillian. Next runners up in my mind would be james"the black" Douglas, young king Henry, simon de montford, richard strongbow, John of bedford, and balian d'ibelin. There's a few others I can't remember off hand right now I'll comment as I remember.

  • @jordanslater-cuthbertson4183

    @jordanslater-cuthbertson4183

    2 жыл бұрын

    What about William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Richard the Lionheart, Edward 'The Black Prince', Bertrand du Guesclin, and Charlemagne?

  • @Lural29
    @Lural293 жыл бұрын

    I loved your documentary! Just one thing from a leonesa (I’m from León) to you (historian author) there was no such hybrid kingdom of Leon-Castille. It was León and Castille i.e. always two (2) separate kingdoms reigned by one king.

  • @Lural29

    @Lural29

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reilly, Bernard F should’ve not to hyphenated the name of the two kingdoms because any sources available to them would’ve always shown an “and” between “León” and “Castilla”

  • @beep1534

    @beep1534

    2 жыл бұрын

    Castille and Leon were split or merged depending on the year, often they would ally with eachother, and they would battle eachother just as often until Leon was conquered. I suppose during this period these two kingdoms were allied,

  • @benjaminrush4443
    @benjaminrush44434 жыл бұрын

    Thanks - Good One.

  • @michaelman957
    @michaelman9577 ай бұрын

    So cool he was respected and honored by his enemies even in his time.

  • @Tintin_au_Congo
    @Tintin_au_Congo4 жыл бұрын

    Nice presentation of the tapestry of Bayeux at 8:45 (and other timelines) depicting the battle of Hastings (England) won by William the Conqueror and his Normans in year 1066.

  • @ricardosoto5770

    @ricardosoto5770

    3 жыл бұрын

    Since Hasting happened roughly at the same time, it shows how western european knights dessed and fought in the late 1000s.