El Cid Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

The 'Cantar del Mio Cid' (The Poem of El Cid) is the oldest Spanish epic poem preserved. It's based on the true story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid, and it takes place during the Spanish Reconquest. It's the first known extensive narrative work of the Spanish literature written in a Romance language, and it was composed around 1200.This text has been carefully written in modern English to allow for easy reading.