Charles Morris
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 18 Aug
Charles Morris’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Thus many were the people of Mysid, him of Bivar, and his heart rejoiced and he smiled and said, Thanks be to God and to holy mother Mary.
We had a smaller company when we left the house of Bivar.
The next year King Yusuf, leader of the Moors, came again to the siege of Valencia, this time with fifty thousand men.
Small as was the force of the Cid, as compared with this great army, he had no idea of fighting cooped up like a rat in a cage.
Out once more he sallied, with but four thousand men at his back.
His bishop, Hieronimo, absolved them, saying, He who shall die fighting full forward I will take as mine his sins, and God shall have his soul.
A learned and wise man was the good bishop, but a valorous one as well.
Mighty in arms alike on horseback and on foot.
Aboon, Sid Don Rodrigo, he cried, I have sung mass to you this morning, let me have the giving of the first wounds in this battle.
In God's name, do as you will, answered the Sidon.
That day the bishop had his will of the foe, fighting with both hands until no man knew how many of the infidels he slew.
Indeed, they were all too busy to heed the bishop's blows, for so the chronicle says, only fifteen thousand of the Muslims escaped.
Yusuf, sorely wounded, left to the Cid his famous sword Tizona, and barely escaped from the field with his life.
Bukhar, the brother of Yusuf, came to revenge him, but he knew not with whom he had to deal.
Bishop Hieronimo led the right wing and made havoc in the ranks of the foe.
The bishop pricked forward, we are told.
Two moors he slew with the first two thrusts of his lance, the haft broke, and he laid hold on his sword.
God how well the bishop fought He slew two with the lance and five with the sword the Moors fled.
Turn this way, Bukhar, cried the Sid.
who rode close on the heels of the Moorish chief.
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