The preceding analysis emphasizes the superficial level, on which the focus is on the Cid's loyalty and greatness as a vassal. ... Having been accepted the Cid back into his good graces, Alfonso proposed that the Cid marry his daughters to two youngsters of a rich and old Leonese family of which Alfonso thought highly. ... rls' clothes, beat them senseless with their riding crops, and left them to the wild animals of the forest. ... When the date came, the Cid and his vassals put on their mail and belted their swords and went into the court wearing them under their cloaks. ... At t...

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