'Saviour' of The Reconquista: El Cid (Part 2)
El Cid was down but not out!
After sacking King Alfonso's lands he was in exile, barred from returning to his
home and family.
But, his deeds had made him famous and he soon found employment in the pay of
al-Mu'taman, Lord of Zaragoza.
As The Cid eyed off a city to call his own, an old enemy would return from
across the straits of Africa.
And, with nowhere else to turn, King Alfonso would beg El Cid to return...
The second and final part of The Life of Rodrigo Diaz: El Cid, 'Christian
Saviour' Of The Reconquista.
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