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MY CID THE CHALLENGER 185

State of the Christian powers in the North, 185--Fernando I., 186--Vassalage of the Mohammedan princes, 186--Character of the Christians and Moors contrasted, 189--The _chevaliers d'industrie_, 191--The Cid Rodrigo de Bivar, 191--His title of Campeador, 191--His panegyrists, 192--Dozy's "real Cid," 192--_The Chronicle of the Cid_, 193--Heroic character, 193--The Cid's first appearance in history, 195--His services to Castile, 195--His banishment, 195--Takes service with the Moorish king of Zaragoza, 200--Fights against the Christians of Barcelona, 201--At Valencia, 205--Raid upon Leon, 206--Siege of Valencia, 206--Battle with the Almoravides, 209--Death and burial of the Cid, 213.