1. Castilian Knight
Rodrigo de Vivar comes of age in an eleventh-century Iberia divided among Christian kingdoms and Muslim taifa states, where political alliances rarely follow a simple religious frontier. The death of King Fernando intensifies rivalry among his heirs and turns Castile, León and neighbouring realms into a…
2. El Campeador
Rodrigo de Vivar rises in a Christian Iberia divided as much by dynastic rivalry as by warfare with the Muslim taifa states. His reputation as a warrior grows while King Fernando lives, but the king’s death divides his inheritance among competing heirs and turns former allies…
3. The Lord of Valencia
Sent into exile once more Don Rodrigo de Vivar has just Will Redbeard and two warriors for companions. Over the next years, he creates the legend of El Cid defeating enemy after enemy. Fighting overwhelming odds, he succeeds every time until, at last, he has his…