EL CID, THE HISTORY

  The heroes of epics and ancient and modern songs of deeds are often the result of individual or collective imagination. Some of them, however, are based more or less accurately on people who actuall...

LEGEND AND MYTH

  It is quite extraordinary that we are able to know so much about the life of Rodrigo the Battler, and the success of El Cid as a literary figure is no less extraordinary. From the times during which...

THE SONG OF EL CID

   When was the Song of El Cid composed? The greatest of the Spanish mediaeval songs of deeds and one of the classic works in European literature bears the name of its hero, “el Mio Cid” (My Cid). It ...

The Author of the Song

The Vivar Codex

Synopsis of the plot

The Song of El Cid in PDF Format

Literary Aspects of the "Cantar"

Bibliography

Choose your route

  Choose your route in accordance with the number of days you have available and your preferred means Here you can select the Way of El Cid route you prefer in accordance with the number of days you h...