THE CAMPEADOR CID El Cantar de Mío Cid, is a literary work based on a real character, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, who came to be known as El Cid Campeador (Cid comes from the Arabic word sidi , which means
THE WEDDING OF ISABEL DE SEGURA Since 1997, a medieval festival called LAS BODAS DE ISABEL DE SEGURA has been celebrated in the city of Teruel, a festival that has its origin in the legend of LOS AMANTES DE TERUEL,
CONAN THE BARBARIAN Conan, the barbarian , Conan, the Cimmerian or Conan, king of Aquilonia , are the three names by which a fictional warrior with an impressive physical appearance, black hair, tiger reflections and enigmatic gaze is known; always
THE HOBBIT AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS “The Hobbit” is a fantasy novel written by JRR Tolkien, first published in 1937. The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and homely hobbit, who is drawn into an
CLOTHING AND ARMOR OF THE MEDIEVAL WARRIOR In the Middle Ages, the warriors wore various garments under the loriga . These were not usually easy to put on, so many gentlemen had an assistant who helped them with the task
WHAT THE VIKINGS WERE LIKE Originally from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, the Vikings were known for their ferocity. In their time everyone feared them and they hardly had any rivals. They established their temporal domain for 400 years, from 700
GAMES OF THRONES SERIES Game of Thrones is a television series that takes us to an imaginary world, made up of 4 continents, and in which multiple battles, combats, love stories, subterfuges, falsehoods, sabotage and murders take place. It is
HISTORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Christopher Columbus was a navigator, cartographer, and expeditionary who discovered America on October 12, 1492, which was the first known encounter between European American cultures. He began the conquest of the recently conquered lands, and modified
HISTORY OF RICHARD THE LION HEART This English king was born on September 8, 1157. Richard I of the Plantagenet , known as the Lionheart, ruled England during the 12th century. It was characterized by the numerous wars in which
THE STORY OF THE ROMAN GLADIUS The gladius sword was the weapon of the Roman soldiers. With it Rome took practically all the known towns then. Its simplicity, together with the organization of the Roman cohorts and legions, made it
