El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Castilian nobleman

Illustrations from the life of El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c1043-1099), Castilian nobleman and military leader in medieval Spain - seen here demonstrating his courage with the crouching lion at his feet. He was immortalised in a 12th century Spanish epic poem, El Cantar de Mio Cid, and is the subject of a play by Pierre Corneille, an opera by Jules Massenet, and a film starring Charlton Heston

Afraid Bivar Brave Castile Castilian Courage Courageous Crouching Medievalism Nobleman Rodrigo Vivar

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