Godfrey Of Bouillon: The First Crusader Godfrey of Bouillon besieging Jerusalem (illumination from the Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon by Maître de Fauvel, c. El Cid’s legend inspired Corneille to imagine the tragic love story of a noblewoman and the knight who killed her father.įrom his death in 1099 onwards, El Cid’s legend grew, and the medieval knight soon became one of the Spanish nation’s heroes.Ģ. In 1637, Corneille created the famous play, Le Cid. The latter played a significant part in El Cid’s fame. The knight’s legend inspired many authors, including medieval Spanish priest Tomás Antonio Sánchez or French tragedian Pierre Corneille. Jimena Díaz did exist she was king Alfonso VI’s niece. Oath of King Alfonso VI in Santa Gadea by Marcos Hiráldez Acosta, 1864, via Senado de EspanaĮl Cid is known for his military achievements but also his legendary tragic love story with Jimena Díaz. El Cid reintegrated Alfonso VI’s army a few years later, but the king banned him again in 1088. It is an adaptation of the word سيد, meaning “the Lord” in Arabic. During this time with the Moors, Rodrigo got another moniker, El Cid. The knight put his sword, named Tizona, to the service of al-Mu’taman Billah, ruler of the Taifa of Zaragoza (North-East Spanish territories), joining Alfonso’s enemies. Rodrigo’s life took an unexpected turn in 1081 when he angered Alfonso, who banned him from the kingdom. Rodrigo earned the nickname El Campeador which means, in Old Spanish, the “Master of the battlefield.” For several years, Rodrigo served Sancho II, and later the king’s brother and former rival, Alfonso VI. A brave and skillful fighter, the knight became one of the king’s captains.
Rodrigo was part of the lower nobility and a knight at Sancho II’s service, King of Castile. He grew up in the village of Vivar, near Burgos, in the Kingdom of Castile, in today’s Spain. Díaz distinguished himself during the Reconquista : the Christian reconquest of lands ruled by Arab-Berber populations in the Iberic peninsula. Perhaps you do not know this famous knight by his birth name, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, but by his nickname, El Cid or El Campeador. Rodrigo Díaz De Vivar: Also Known As El Cid Campeador Equestrian Statue of El Cid (Burgos) by Juan Cristóbal González Quesada, 1955 Yet, it does not diminish their remarkable feats.ġ. The knight’s impressive achievements have been told and written for centuries, with added embellishments. Sometimes history blends with the legend. Instead, read along to discover more about great medieval knights who really existed. We will not evoke legendary knights such as the famous King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. Countless tales, novels, and movies exalt these fearless warriors with an impeccable moral. Legacy Of Medieval Knights Jacques de Lalaing Fighting the Lord of Espiry at the Passage of Arms of the Fountain of Tears, based on Master of the Getty Lalaing, ca. The chivalry ideal implied following a code of conduct, serving one’s lord and king, showing bravery, being pious, and sometimes rescuing the damsel in distress. Along with the development of chivalry in literature, medieval knights became more than simple warriors. At first, a simple function, knighthood became a lower nobility title during the High Middle Ages. Kings, lords, and popes granted the title of knighthood to men appointed to serve as mounted warriors. They jousted in their shiny armor, wearing a token of their damsel’s love. In the collective imagination, knights, whether real or fictitious, represent superheroes of the Middle Ages. When we evoke the Middle Ages, images of fortified castles, mighty kings, and great knights in armor immediately come to mind. 1530 Duguesclin, Constable in 1370, illumination from Les Chroniques de France, 1370 Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15th July 1099 by Emile Signol, 1847 and Richard I, The Lionheart, King of England in 1189 by Merry Joseph Blondel, 1841 Details from Jacques de Lalaing Fighting the Lord of Espiry at the Passage of Arms of the Fountain of Tears, based on Master of the Getty Lalaing, ca.
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