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El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

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Product Info

Title
El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492
Publisher
Category
Author
David Nicolle
Publish Year
1988
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398096
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA200
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA200

Description

The very name El Cid sums up much of the special character of medieval Spanish warfare. It comes from the Arabic al sayyid, master or chieftain, and seems to have been given to Rodrigo de Vivar by his Muslim foes. But was it given in recognition of El Cid's victories against Islam in the 'Reconquista' – or because this Castilian nobleman was as content to serve beside the Muslims as to fight them? The story of the Christian conquest of the Iberian peninsula which gave rise to the legend of El Cid, is here examined by David Nicolle, who outlines the history, tactics, arms and armor of the period.