these were made by our prof in World Literature :)

1. El
Cid
(El Cid Compeador)
(epic of Spain)

2. El – is the Spanish for “the”
Cid – is a corruption of
Arabic title “Sidi” which
means “lord”
Therefore, the title means
“The Lord”

3. Some writers added the
epithet “Compeador” which
means “Champion”
El Cid Compeador means
The Lord Champion

4. Characters:
Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar – is
the “El Cid” himself; a
Castilian soldier who lost
his fame, family and
wealth because of his
enemies

5. King Alfonso – the
king who exiled
Rodrigo Diaz de
Bivar

6. Count Garcia Ordonez
– the enemy who
created intrigues
against El Cid

7. Two Infantes of
Carreon – sons-in-law
of El Cid
Two daughters of El
Cid

8. Moor – Spanish for
“Moslem”

9. Infante – refers to
the second son of
the king of Spain
or Portuguese