Hi shakesgh,
Thank you for your very interesting question.
El Cid from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid
"El Cid (1045?-July 1099), also called El Cid Campeador, is the name
commonly used for the important Castilian knight and hero, Rodrigo (or
Ruy) Dķaz de Vivar, who was born in Bivar (Vivar), Burgos, Castile,
and died in Valencia.
Rodrigo became known throughout Spain as El Cid Campeador (English: My
lord, the champion). The words El Cid come from a word from a Spanish
dialect of Arabic, sidi, meaning sir or lord, a title of respect. The
title campeador was granted by his Spanish admirers:
El Campeador, the name by which Rodrigo is also distinguished, means
in Spanish something more special than 'champion.' A campeador was a
man who had fought and beaten the select fighting-man of the opposite
side, in the presence of the two armies. (Watts)
El Cid was pronounced /el tsiš/ in mediaeval Castilian, but /el ?iš/)
in modern standard Spanish, the c like the th in "thin" and the d like
the th in "then".
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El Cid ( 1043-1099 ) by: Breanna Scott
http://staff.esuhsd.org/~balochie/studentprojects/elcid/
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El Cid Statue
http://www.red2000.com/spain/images/photo/bu-cid.html
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Some wonderful information on Babieca - The Supreme War Horse of Spain
written by John Reismiller:
http://www.artbycrane.com/thesupremewarhorseofspain.html
"A young boy named Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar was brought up near the
Carthusian monastery around Burgos. His godfather, a monk known as
Pedro El Grande because of his large size, looked after the boy much
as a father would and counseled him in matters both religious and
practical. When the young Rodrigo came of age, his godfather granted
him the pick of a herd of beautiful Andalusian horses. The boy could
not wait to enter the corral and make his choice. After looking for a
while, his eyes fell upon a white foal who, for some reason, stole his
heart. The priest was astonished and disappointed and called the boy
to task for choosing such a frail and poorly formed figure of a horse.
Rodrigo defended his choice and named him Babieca, my stupid one, the
name that had been shouted at him for being, in the eyes of his
godfather, such a poor judge of horses.
Babieca became an imposing white standard of the Andalusian race,
obedient and nimble; noble and of generous spirit. He soon grew into a
formidable charger, a frightening machine of war. He carried his
master courageously into all battles for thirty years, each time
towards victory. His name was legendary and he was spoken of with awe
and reverence.
So vast was the renown of Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar that his Saracen
enemies paid tribute to his prowess as a skilled warrior and bestowed
upon him the title of El Cid Campeador which in Arabic means My Lord,
the Champion of Warriors."
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"A young boy named Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar was brought up near the
Carthusian monastery around Burgos. His godfather, a monk known as
Pedro El Grande because of his large size, looked after the boy much
as a father would and counseled him in matters both religious and
practical. When the young Rodrigo came of age, his godfather granted
him the pick of a herd of beautiful Andalusian horses. The boy could
not wait to enter the corral and make his choice. After looking for a
while, his eyes fell upon a white foal who, for some reason, stole his
heart. The priest was astonished and disappointed and called the boy
to task for choosing such a frail and poorly formed figure of a horse.
Rodrigo defended his choice and named him Babieca, my stupid one, the
name that had been shouted at him for being, in the eyes of his
godfather, such a poor judge of horses.
Babieca became an imposing white standard of the Andalusian race,
obedient and nimble; noble and of generous spirit. He soon grew into a
formidable charger, a frightening machine of war. He carried his
master courageously into all battles for thirty years, each time
towards victory. His name was legendary and he was spoken of with awe
and reverence.
So vast was the renown of Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar that his Saracen
enemies paid tribute to his prowess as a skilled warrior and bestowed
upon him the title of El Cid Campeador which in Arabic means My Lord,
the Champion of Warriors."
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El Cid - Heroic epic poem
http://www.awerty.com/elcid2.html
Author unknown (written c. 12th century)
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Movie: El Cid (1961)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054847/
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El Cid Movie Review
http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/e/el_cid.html
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El Cid The opera:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002578/104-9983704-8714314?v=glance
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Best regards,
tlspiegel |
