El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary

by	Nora Berend

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Weight	0.34 kg
Dimensions	2.2 × 15.2 × 23.2 cm
by	Nora Berend
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Pages	256
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year Published	2024-11-7
Imprint	Sceptre
Publication City/Country	London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10	1399709631
About The Author	Nora Berend is Professor of European History at the University of Cambridge. She has published extensively on medieval history and has written for History Today among others.
	A fascinating study of historical mythmaking. Nora Berend shows what can be pieced together about the eleventh-century mercenary known as El Cid, as well as the complicated legendary "afterlife" built on his career. How did this opportunistic knight, who served Christian kings, Arab rulers and most of all his own interests, became a symbol of Spanish unity and Castilian-dominated national identity? Concisely and absorbingly, Berend supplies the answers.
Other text	An authoritative new history: The life and afterlife of a medieval hero and an exploration of heroism, myth-making and national identity through the centuries.