Berend, Nora. El Cid: vida y leyenda de un mercenario medieval, traducción de Beatriz Ruiz Jara. Barcelona, Crítica, 2025, 309 pp.

Abstract

This article is a review of the recently published book on El Cid written by Nora Berend and published by Critica. Despite the mass media have acclaimed its apparition, a detailed analysis reveal a great number of deficiencies and even a discourse biased according to an ideological perspective.