The Legend of El Cid
El Cid
The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
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Affidabilità della collocazione a livello di serie: high. Importanza: 3/5.
- Tipo
- serie
- Relazione storica
- Biografia
- Accuratezza
- 3/5
- Stagioni
- 2
- Episodi
- 10
- Copertura degli episodi
- 10/10
- Collegamenti storici
- 3
Stagioni ed episodi
Season 1
Ruy Díaz de Vivar is a Young page who loyally serves his master, Sancho, the future King of León and Castile. While he fights to come out on top in the Court thanks to his natural talent with a sword, he gets caught up in a conspiracy to overthrow the King, which would cause as much bloodshed, pain, and death in the Christian Kingdoms as it would in the Muslim taifas.
The Conspiracy
It’s the mid-11th Century. Ruy es a young man who has just been named squire to Prince Sancho, King Fernando of León’s eldest son. One night he discovers that someone he loves is involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the King. From then on, Ruy is caught between his loyalty to duty and to his heart.
The Ordeal
Flaín vuole l'uomo che ha mandato a monte la cospirazione. Rodrigo sa che è stato suo nipote, per questo vuole mandarlo a Vivar. D’altra parte, Ruy riesce ad evitare di lasciare il Re alla mercé di Flaín, poiché capisce che l'unica soluzione è porre fine alla vita del Conte di León. Quando sembra che tutto stia per iniziare, le truppe navarresi si presentano al confine e dichiarano guerra a León.
Baraka
Fernando sends his son, Sancho, with a small army to Zaragoza to confront his brother, Ramiro, the King of Aragon. Before leaving with Sancho, Ruy reveals to the King that Flaín tried to kill him. Fernando starts to investigate who betrayed him. Meanwhile, Ruy leaves León ignorant to the fact Flaín sent a hitman within the troop to kill him.
Champion
The Castile tropos with Sancho and Ruy fight an outnumbered battle against the Aragonese. When all seems lost, the outcome seems totally unexpected. In León, Fernando discovered who was conspiring against him.
Atonement
After Fernando’s subsequent illness, Sancho and his troops return to León. Ruy tells his grandfather that Flaín sent someone to kill him. Rodrigo knows his grandson’s life is in danger. Flaín, on the other hand, doesn’t give up on his mission to conspire against the dying King and decides to attempt seizing power before his death. He is unaware that Urraca still has a card to play.
Season 2
After the death of their father, Sancho, Alfonso, and García become kings of Castile, Leon, and Galicia, respectively. The disputes between them will turn the Iberian Peninsula into a battlefield. Ruy is knighted, and is getting closer and closer to achieving the dream his father never could. But, along the way, he will have to sacrifice what he loves most.
Promises and Temptations
After the assassination of Flaín, the Count of Leon, many point at Ruy as the culprit. Meanwhile, the one from Vivar is forced to go back to Zaragoza, where he was sentenced to death for having lain with Amina, the Emir’s daughter. In Leon, Urraca finds out that Jimena and Ruy are in love, and schemes a plan to gain benefit from this information.
The Burden of Duty
Alfonso, following Urraca’s advice, has one last tempting card up his sleeve to get Ruy to stay in Leon by his side: breaking off Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño and blessing her marriage to Ruy. Ruy will get everything he wants, but in exchange he will have to betray Sancho. Meanwhile, the Arabs, who are looking to destabilize the Christian kingdoms, tell Sancha that the King was poisoned.
Wind of War
After Sancha’s death, the war between the three brothers is imminent. Sancho sets out to attack Galicia, but in order to do that he must pass through Leon. Alfonso can’t decide whether to leverage that moment and attack him or to let him through. Meanwhile, Ruy struggles with the passion between him and Amina, and the pain that Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño is causing him.
Ambush
After Ruy’s decisive intervention in the battle, Sancho of Castile takes Galicia from his brother García. But this does not bring peace to the Iberian Peninsula. On the contrary: the final battle between Leon and Castile is approaching. Meanwhile, Ruy is forced to betray Amina.
The Path of Hate
Sancho ha deciso di giustiziare suo fratello Alfonso e il resto della nobiltà leonese schierata con lui, compreso Orduño. Quando Alfonso sarà morto Sancho sarà incoronato Re di León, e come ricompensa offre a Ruy il titolo di Conte di Leon, quando Orduno sarà giustiziato. Potrà finalmente avere quello che ha sempre sognato: unobiltà, terre.. e Jimena. Ma c'è qualcosa che Ruy non aveva considerato.
