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El Cid and La Tizona
The other dropped the lance and the sword he took in hand; when Ferrán González saw it, he recognized Tizona, rather than wait for the blow he said, -I am defeated!- Shortly before he died from his un… more →
Have Bag, Will Travel
The Secret Garden Party
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wrote 6 months ago: An ominous start to the weekend I can’t remember the last time I was at a proper festival. I suppose … more →
El Cid and La Tizona
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wrote 7 months ago: The other dropped the lance and the sword he took in hand; when Ferrán González saw it, he recognize … more →
El Cid and Ximena
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wrote 7 months ago: A hero needed a wife and El Cid was married in either in1074 or 1075 to Doña Ximena of Oviedo, a cit … more →
El Cid and Babieca
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wrote 7 months ago: A great cavalry soldier needed a great noble steed and El Cid’s warhorse was a white stallion called … more →
Córdoba
wrote 8 months ago: Although the road was swinging to the south it couldn’t keep us ahead of the cloud and by the time w … more →
Medieval knights, a medieval castle, a medieval house......oh, and Lloyd George.
wrote 8 months ago: Sunday 24th. May and it’s a glorious morning so I’ve decided to head out for my first vi … more →
Toledo
wrote 8 months ago: Toledo has always been one of the most important cities in Spain and for many years it contested t … more →
El Cid and the Reconquista
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wrote 9 months ago: The seven hundred year period between 722 and 1492 has long been known to historians of Spain as the … more →
Belmonte
wrote 9 months ago: It was another excellent morning and behind the dark shutters the early morning sun was waiting to … more →
