"Assistance with El Cid" Topic
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Phillius  | 15 Jan 2025 2:58 p.m. PST |
A couple of years ago I watched the new Spanish TV series on the early life of El Cid. First and second seasons. Inspired I bought a 28mm army mostly from Gripping Beast. I painted the foot and have recently started painting the mounted component. Unfortunately, mojo has just about slid right out under the back door. So, a question for the hive mind, can anyone recommend good reads on El Cid or Spain in the time of El Cid? Fiction or non-fiction, either are acceptable. I need inspiration. TIA Phil |
Tango01  | 15 Jan 2025 4:02 p.m. PST |
Nothing like read El Mio Cid in spanish.. but let's see… link link link
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Hope it helps you a little at least…
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| Shagnasty | 15 Jan 2025 4:29 p.m. PST |
Those ought to give you a good start. Then there is the hagiographic film with Charlton Heston. |
| robert piepenbrink | 15 Jan 2025 6:50 p.m. PST |
You want El Cid by Robert Krepps. Nominally "based on the screenplay" but a little sexier, and much more detailed. Out of print for many years, but cheap on Amazon most of the time, and for a wonder they used decent paper. |
| Stosstruppen | 16 Jan 2025 5:41 a.m. PST |
The Quest for El Cid is a pretty good book, be forewarned, there is not really not all that much about him. He lives mostly in legend. |
| blacksmith | 16 Jan 2025 9:36 a.m. PST |
SIDI by Arturo Pérez Reverte (same author for Alatristre) who wrote a book of El Cid on frontier raids. And watch again the movie with Charlston Heston and Claudia Cardinale. link |
| Phillius | 16 Jan 2025 11:44 a.m. PST |
Thanks everyone. I will start looking for books and watching the film again. |
| greenknight4 | 16 Jan 2025 6:08 p.m. PST |
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