El Cid's Greatest Conquest - Valencia, 1094

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@antoinelambert938]

The second source sounds familiar.

[@ryangerrard4048]

As a man of no Spanish extraction this crusader is also close to my heart

[@Sk0lzky]

Your narration is really good, fits the type of person that would write this down too. Maybe some kind of crusader-themed video series in the style of Voices of the Past? Cheers :)

[@HistoryExplained]

An absolutely tremendous video as always! You’re such an inspiration to me! Keep up the amazing work brother!

[@krednevalga1686]

This channel inspires me to live everyday thank you so much

[@kingslegion1]

I truly think this is one of your best... but im an old man who always saw the Cid as a … and my true HERO

[@cesargonzalez4146]

Mi caballero medieval favorito, el Cid Campeador.

[@Morenowez]

I'm from Valencia. Thank you for your videos!! God save you.

[@abcjuniormilton]

As a Mexican of mostly Spanish descent, El Cid is one of my favortie knights of the Middle Ages. A true conqueror and genius, who took Valencia and the surrounding lands as his fiefdom

[@kirkmarrie8060]

Awesome presentation! Thank you.

[@minoutarromantic5805]

Great video Stephen!

[@venivinivinci]

Did el CID ever write any books or tactics come from him?

[@Sk0lzky]

Unfortunately not, it's not something they'd do in the knightly culture of early and high middle ages. Same goes for fencing treaties unfortunately :( Fortunately the accounts of battles show that the tactics used were incredibly straightforward in times of el Cid and unlikely victories were achieved by simple tricks

[@stiannobelisto573]

@@yit9893 we are talking about brave soldiers here, not pirates

[@leahcimolrac1477]

stian nobelisto burn 🔥

[@venivinivinci]

@@stiannobelisto573 I'm with you on that but success is success it's not only prudent to judge there character but also to learn the pros and cons

[@asterisgiotas3332]

History has a special place for El Cid

[@maryannkelley7039]

Thank you for sharing this. Always interesting. 👍

[@nathanielrourke8886]

Very neat. The multiple sources was a good way to go about it.

[@dolceegabnanmm3927]

El cid was for native iberians like roger of hauteville for the native sicilians greek-italics

[@TwentythreePER]

I especially like the eyewitness accounts or at least accounts from the period. I can see why El Cid was so respected.

[@christofromuald703]

Playing as Rodrigo de Vivar in ck2 is always a good challenge.

[@davidcg5641]

Great Work! If u want, u cant make this video with images of mount and blade 2 if u put the correct armor,etc.. can will nice.

[@craigmason9893]

Medieval 2 is my favorite game

[@vitorfreitas1682]

Who mount an blade mod is this?

[@scottyfox6376]

El Cid (Charlton Heston) was a favourite movie of mine as a rugrat watching Saturday afternoon movies. Charlton Heston was like a proto Chuck Norris, no wonder the perfidious infidel trembled.😂

[@MrTristanryan]

Great video, feels like too long between drinks

[@andreweden9405]

I absolutely love your channel and your well researched videos! You're already ahead of many of the competition considering the fact that you depict the period correct kind of swords used by the Christian forces here: single-handed, double-edged, straight-bladed, cruciform hilt, medieval European swords. However, I noticed that you depict the Muslim swords as curved. It's easy to see why you might think this, Hollywood and pop culture ubiquitously and automatically associate the "exotic" Muslim with a curved "scimitar". Muslim swords did eventually become curved, but not for several more centuries after the time of El Cid. During this time, Muslim sword blades were also straight-bladed and double-edged like the contemporaneous European swords. Their hilts were different, but they were very similar blade-wise. This is the sword of Caliph Umar, mid to late 7th century, followed by the sword of Osman, circa early 14th century... photos.app.goo.gl/s5CpQ7Dy8hW3Cz9H9 photos.app.goo.gl/oEbg8tjhtDqnedsm8 Especially in Andalusia, swords seemed to lag a little behind the rest of the Muslim World in that its sword blades remained of the straight-bladed, European style longer than those of the Middle East and Ottoman Empire did. In fact, even as late as the fall of Granada in 1492, Moorish swords still had that type of blade. This can be seen in the sword of Muhammad XII, aka "Boabdil", the last emir of Granada before it was gloriously retaken by the combined Christian armies of Aragon and Castile. photos.app.goo.gl/GjLE2JQHnC2QdUNo9