El Cid (Part 1 of 2): Rodrigo Diaz and medieval Spain
Channel: Eric Luttrell
Date: 13/04/2017

This is the first of two lecture about The Song of the Cid. It covers the historical background of medieval Spain before and during the lifetime of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid, and the creation of the manuscript of The Song of the Cid, attributed to Per Abbat.