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About the Knight with Two Swords and the Maiden under a Tree
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A good story is a good story, no matter which language it is told in. Tracing a set of seemingly irrelevant story motifs associated to the main motif of the hero with two swords can lead to the 'Ur-Epos' of the Eurasian continent as the common source. (HN)
The second book of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur is 'The Tale of Balin,' who was known as 'the Knight of the Two Swords,' and there is a thirteenth century French Arthurian romance of a similar title, Meriadeuc, Li chevaliers ...
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About the Knight with Two Swords and the Maiden under a Tree
Arthuriana
; A good story is a good story, no matter which language it is told in. Tracing a set of seemingly irrelevant story motifs associated to the main motif of the hero with two swords can lead to the 'Ur-Epos' of the Eurasian continent as the common source. (HN) The second book of Sir Thomas Malory's Le
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Young Heston, Loren embody 'El Cid'.(SHOW)(FROM THE VAULTS)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Gary Arnold, THE WASHINGTON TIMES El Cid was the beneficiary of a handsome theatrical restoration 15 years ago. It reaches the DVD market for the first time Tuesday, in a two-disc, Limited Collector's Edition that looms as an eminently attractive possession for admirers. A classy
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Critic's View; `El Cid': The Conquering Hero Returns - Rehabilitated
The Washington Post
; Charlton Heston, who's made more movies than God - mostly as God - was in an expansive mood the morning after the re-premiere of "El Cid" in Los Angeles last week. "It played a ton," thundered Heston, who portrays Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, the pious patriot credited with the unification of the Moors
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El Cid returns Muskego Spanish class puts on show about famed Spaniard
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; The year is 1075 and El Cid, one of the most famous men in Spanish history, lives. El Cid, Arabic for "my lord," is a faithful Christian, but his best friends are Moors and Jews. He has a wife and two daughters, many friends and some enemies. In fact, he carries with him a part of the beard of one
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AT EL CID IN PARAMUS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; BARBARA HOFFMAN, Restaurant Reviewer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 05-13-1994 AT EL CID IN PARAMUS By BARBARA HOFFMAN, Restaurant Reviewer Date: 05-13-1994, Friday Section: LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early Column: DINING OUT I
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El Cid falls to earth as the bull bites back; Steve Bunce witnessed the scene as a fabled matador met his match in a night of blood and death
The Sunday Herald
; Last Saturday El Cid was lifted five feet off the sand by 610 kilos of bleeding, bewildered and furious bull. The flashcubes fell dim and nobody moved as the blood turned El Cid's suit of lights a dreadful red. The bull caught El Cid in the left thigh in the fifth fight on the opening night of the
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Landmark Miami Restaurant Loses Bout with Bankruptcy.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; Mar. 5--In 11th Century Spain, El Cid, the military legend, died after battling Moor invaders. In modern-day Miami, El Cid, the legendary castle restaurant, has gone down in bankruptcy court. A Miami landmark since it opened in 1979, El Cid has had its steel doors shut since Friday. The restaurant,
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"El Cid's" achievement
Chicago Jewish Star
; DVD PLAYER: "El Cid's" achievement "EL CID," NOW OUT IN TWO DELUXE editions, remains a really sumptuous and exciting adventure-romance, "one of the greatest historical epics ever made," in Martin Scorsese's opinion. Co-starring Charlton Heston (as idealist-soldier El Cid) and Sophia Loren (as his
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Restored `El Cid': Handsome Hollywood artifact
The Boston Globe
; Martin Scorsese deserves our gratitude for sticking with his efforts to preserve old films. In the case of the 1961 Samuel Bronston spectacle, "El Cid," directed by Anthony Mann and being revived for two weeks starting today at the Charles, it began with the unearthing of the old magnetic
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Seen & Overheard
Dayton Daily News
; 'EL CID' ON DVD "El Cid," the Oscar-nominated 1961 historical epic about the life of a legendary Spanish knight, rides onto DVD on Jan. 29 in a two- disc collector's edition from Genius Products and the Weinstein Co. Directed by Anthony Mann, who won a Golden Globe Award for the film, "El Cid"
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