General introduction
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Simon Barton
Abstract
This introduction provides background and context for the four principal narrative sources for the history of the Spanish kingdom of León-Castile during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. They are Historia Silense, Chronicon Regum Legionensium by Bishop Pelayo of Oviedo, Historia Roderici and Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris. Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris is a biography of the hero Rodrigo Díaz, better remembered as El Cid.
Abstract
This introduction provides background and context for the four principal narrative sources for the history of the Spanish kingdom of León-Castile during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. They are Historia Silense, Chronicon Regum Legionensium by Bishop Pelayo of Oviedo, Historia Roderici and Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris. Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris is a biography of the hero Rodrigo Díaz, better remembered as El Cid.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- Foreword vii
- Preface ix
- List of abbreviations xi
- Map xii
- Genealogical table xiii
- Dedication xiv
- General introduction 1
- I: Historia Silense 9
- II: Bishop Pelayo of Oviedo, Chronicon Regum Legionensium 65
- III: Historia Roderici 90
- IV: Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris 148
- Bibliography 264
- Index 274
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- Foreword vii
- Preface ix
- List of abbreviations xi
- Map xii
- Genealogical table xiii
- Dedication xiv
- General introduction 1
- I: Historia Silense 9
- II: Bishop Pelayo of Oviedo, Chronicon Regum Legionensium 65
- III: Historia Roderici 90
- IV: Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris 148
- Bibliography 264
- Index 274
