King Roderic & the Muslim Conquest of Spain | Myth & History

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In July 711 AD, the Muslims defeated the Goths at the decisive battle of Guadalete, ending their rule in Europe and beginning an Era of Muslim dominion on the Iberian Peninsula. In this video I explore the events leading up to and myths about this famous and most significant change in the European balance of power.
*Note: Antonio Fray Agapida is often cited as a contemporary of Roderic by Washington Irving in his book Spanish Papers to lend the stories within some kind of authority. I couldn’t find whether or not this could have some truth to it or if he was a totally fictitious character made up for literary reasons.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Historical Context
8:20 - Myth
11:26 - Variations in the Story
15:52 - Further Historical Context
18:30 - Conclusion
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Music Used:
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Hieronymus Bosch Butt Music - Jim Spalink: • Hieronymus Bosch Butt ...
Chanter m’er - Marc Nelson: • A Chantar m'er--oud an...
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Sources:
www.gatewaytotheclassics.com/b... ( Barbarian and Noble - Marion Florence Lansing, 1911)
www.gatewaytotheclassics.com/b... John Bonner - A Child’s History of Spain (1894)
www.gatewaytotheclassics.com/b...
www.gatewaytotheclassics.com/b... (Historical Tales Volume VII - Charles Morris) History For Young Readers Spain (Frederick A. Ober, 1912)
Washington Irving - Spanish Papers (1872)
www.gutenberg.org/files/71470/71470-h/71470-h.htm
The Jews and the Muslim Conquest of Spain - Norman Roth
Muslim Conquest of Spain - Agha Ibrahim Akram
www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
The Fragrance Of Perfume In The Moist Branch Of Andalusia - Ahmad al Maqri al Tilmisani
Geacron/Wikipedia for Maps

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