Mio cid
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Publicado: 29 de septiembre de 2010
The story
Based on a true story, it tells of the Spanish hero El Cid, and takes place during the Reconquista, or reconquest of Spain from the Moors. El Cid married the cousin of King Alfonso VI,Doña Ximena, but for certain reasons (according to the story, he made the king swear by Santa Gadea that he had not ordered the fratricide of his own brother), he fell into the disfavor of the king andhad to leave his home country of Castile.
The story begins with the exile of El Cid, whose enemies had unjustly accused him of stealing money from the king, Alfonso VI of Castilla and Leon,leading to his exile. To regain his honor, he participated in the battles against the Moorish armies and conquered Valencia. By these heroic acts he regained the confidence of the king and his honor wasrestored. The king personally marries El Cid's daughters to the infantes (princes) of Carrión. However, when the princes are humiliated by El Cid's men for their cowardice, the infantes swear revenge.They beat their new wives and leave them for dead. When El Cid learns of this he pleads to the king for justice. The infantes are forced to return El Cid's dowry and are defeated in a duel, strippingthem of all honor. El Cid's two daughters then remarry to the infantes of Navarre and Aragon. Through the marriages of his daughters, El Cid began the unification of Spain.
Unlike other Europeanmedieval epics, the tone is realist[3]. There is no magic, even the apparition of archangel Gabriel (verses 404–410) happens in a dream. However, it also departs from historic truth: for example, there isno mention of his son, his daughters were not named Elvira and Sol and they did not become queens.
It consists of more than 3700 verses of usually 14 through 16 syllables, each with a caesurabetween the hemistiches. The rhyme is assonant. Since 1913, and following the work of Ramón Menéndez Pidal, the entire work is conventionally divided into three parts:
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Based on a true story, it tells of the Spanish hero El Cid, and takes place during the Reconquista, or reconquest of Spain from the Moors. El Cid married the cousin of King Alfonso VI,Doña Ximena, but for certain reasons (according to the story, he made the king swear by Santa Gadea that he had not ordered the fratricide of his own brother), he fell into the disfavor of the king andhad to leave his home country of Castile.
The story begins with the exile of El Cid, whose enemies had unjustly accused him of stealing money from the king, Alfonso VI of Castilla and Leon,leading to his exile. To regain his honor, he participated in the battles against the Moorish armies and conquered Valencia. By these heroic acts he regained the confidence of the king and his honor wasrestored. The king personally marries El Cid's daughters to the infantes (princes) of Carrión. However, when the princes are humiliated by El Cid's men for their cowardice, the infantes swear revenge.They beat their new wives and leave them for dead. When El Cid learns of this he pleads to the king for justice. The infantes are forced to return El Cid's dowry and are defeated in a duel, strippingthem of all honor. El Cid's two daughters then remarry to the infantes of Navarre and Aragon. Through the marriages of his daughters, El Cid began the unification of Spain.
Unlike other Europeanmedieval epics, the tone is realist[3]. There is no magic, even the apparition of archangel Gabriel (verses 404–410) happens in a dream. However, it also departs from historic truth: for example, there isno mention of his son, his daughters were not named Elvira and Sol and they did not become queens.
It consists of more than 3700 verses of usually 14 through 16 syllables, each with a caesurabetween the hemistiches. The rhyme is assonant. Since 1913, and following the work of Ramón Menéndez Pidal, the entire work is conventionally divided into three parts:
[edit] Cantar del Destierro...
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