Poem of the Cid (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 1808
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Time of Work: c. 1075
- Setting: The fief of Bivar, north of Burgos, Spain
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Romance, medieval, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Kings, queens, or royalty, Heroes or heroism, Middle Ages, Spain or Spanish people, Knights or knighthood, Nobility, Chivalry, Crusades, Eleventh century
- Locales: Spain
Characters Discussed
The Cid (seed), or Ruy Díaz (rrewee DEE-ahs), the lord of Bivar. Banished from Christian Spain by Alfonso VI of Castile, he enters, with a company of his vassals, on a series of heroic exploits designed to impress the king and cause him to revoke the edict of banishment. The royal favor is finally won, but only after the Cid becomes powerful enough to be a threat to the throne. A period of happiness and peace lasts until the Cid is forced to subdue his treacherous sons-in-law, Diego and Fernando, princes of Carrion. When the princes are banished, the Cid...
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