Charles Morris
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 18 Aug
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He was keen of intellect, active of frame, and showed such wonderful dexterity in manly exercises as to become unrivalled in the use of arms.
Those were days of almost constant war.
The kingdom of the Moors was beginning to fall to pieces, that of the Christians was growing steadily stronger.
Not only did war rage between the two races, but Moore fought with Moore, Christian with Christian, and there was abundant work ready for the strong hand and sharp sword.
This state of affairs was to the taste of the youthful Rodrigo, whose ambition was to become a hero of knighthood.
While gentle in manner and magnanimous in disposition, the young soldier had an exalted sense of honor and was sternly devoted to duty.
While he was still a boy, his father was bitterly insulted by Count Gomez, who struck him in the face.
The old man brooded over his humiliation until he lost sleep and appetite and withdrew from society into disconsolate seclusion.
Rodrigo.
Deeply moved by his father's grief, he sought and killed the insulter, and brought the old man the bleeding head of his foe.
At this, the disconsolate Diego rose and embraced his son, and bade him sit above him at the table, saying that he who brought home that head should be the head of the house of Len Calvo.
From that day on the fame of the young knight rapidly grew, until at length he defeated and captured five Moorish kings who had invaded Castile.
This exploit won him the love of Himena, the fair daughter of Count Gomez, whom he had slain.
Foreseeing that he would become the greatest man in Spain, the damsel waited not to be wooed, but offered him her hand in marriage, an offer which he was glad to accept.
And ever after, says the chronicle, she was his loving wife, and
The young champion is said to have gained the good will of Saint Lazarus and the Holy Virgin by sleeping with a leper who had been shunned by his knights.
No evil consequences came from this example of Christian philanthropy, while it added to the knight's high repute.
Fernando I, who had gathered a large Christian kingdom under his crown, died when Rodrigo was but fifteen years of age, and in his will foolishly cut up his kingdom between his three sons and two daughters, greatly weakening the Christian power, and quickly bringing his sons to swords point.
By the will, Sancho was placed over Castile, Alfonso became King of Leon,
Garcia ruled in Galicia, Oraca, one of the daughters, received the city of Toro, and Elvira was given that of Zamora.
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