Besides the Historia Roderici, another notable Latin source for the life of El Cid Campeador is the Carmen Campidoctoris (“Poem of the Campeador”), which is composed in Sapphic stanza but unfortunately does not survive beyond 129 lines.
The Carmen Campidoctoris: Poem on El Cid…
Besides the Historia Roderici, another notable Latin source for the life of El Cid Campeador is the Carmen Campidoctoris (“Poem of the Campeador”), which is composed in Sapphic stanza but unfortunately does not survive beyond 129 lines.