SEASON 4: The Mediterranean Prepares

EPISODE 67: El Cid, Pt. 1: Mercenary

Sword in hand and loyalty in flux, Rodrigo Díaz steps onto the stage—part man, part myth, all momentum. In this first chapter of our series on El Cid, we meet him not as the polished hero of legend, but as the fierce and brilliant mercenary he truly was. The age of epic has arrived.

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Music for this episode is called “Al Andalus” by the incredibly talented (as you’ll hear) Shane Ivers. Check him out at https://www.silvermansound.com.