Charles Morris
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 18 Aug
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But the wrath of the king was exceeding great, and he said to the seed
Ru dias, why dost thou press me so, man?
From that day forward there was no love towards Mysid in the heart of the king.
But the king had sworn, and the Steed entered his service and soon conquered Castile, so that Alfonso became monarch of Castile, Leon, Galicia, and Portugal, and took the title of Emperor of Spain.
As Adelantado, or Lord of the Marches, Ruidias now occupied himself with the Moors, fighting where hostility reigned, taking tribute for the king from Seville and the other cities, and settling with the sword the disputes of the chiefs, or aiding them in their quarrels.
Thus he took part with Seville in a war with Cordova, and was rewarded with so rich a present by the grateful king that Alfonso, inspired by his secret hatred for the Cid, grew jealous and envious.
During these events years passed on, and the Cid's two fair daughters grew to womanhood and were married, at the command of the king, to the two counts of Carion.
The Cid liked not his sons in law, and good reason he had, for they were a pair of base hounds, despite their lordly title.
The brides were shamefully treated by them, being stripped and beaten nearly to death on their wedding journey.
When word of this outrage came to the Cid, his wrath overflowed.
Stalking with little reverence into the king's hall he sternly demanded redress for the brutal act.
He could not appeal to the law.
The husband, in those days, was supreme lord and master of his wife, but there was an unwritten law, that of the sword, and the incensed father demanded that the brutal youths should appear in the lists and prove their honour if they could, against his champion.
They dared not refuse, in those days when the sword was the measure of honour and justice, to refuse would have been to be disgraced.
They came into the lists, where they were beaten like the hounds that they had shown themselves, and the noble girls were set free from their bonds.
Better husbands soon sought the Cid's daughters, and they were happily married in the end.
The exploits of the Cid were far too many for us to tell.
Wherever he went victory attended his sword.
On one occasion the king marched to the aid of one of his Moorish allies, leaving the Cid behind him too sick to ride.
Here was an opportunity for the Moors, a party of whom broke into Castile, and by a rapid march made themselves masters of the fortress of Gomez.
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