In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, better known to history as El Cid, a famous Spanish knight who fought for and against both Christians and Muslims in mediaeval Iberia.

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Image: Acosta, Marcos Hiráldez. Jura de Santa Gadea. Oil on canvas. 1864. Via Wikimedia.