. Stories from the Chronicle of the Cid . t was judged best toleave the city. The body of the Cid had been 141 CHRONICLE OF THE CID embalmed and anointed as he directed, andby virtue of this his skin looked fresh andhis flesh remained firm, and, his eyes beingopen, no one could have told, who did notknow, but that he was alive. He was placedupon Babieca and fastened upright in thesaddle, with his shield and sword, while hishose were painted black and white to repre-sent greaves and cuishes, and a parchmenthelmet made to look like iron was placed uponhis head. When all was ready, they waited un
. Stories from the Chronicle of the Cid . t was judged best toleave the city. The body of the Cid had been 141 CHRONICLE OF THE CID embalmed and anointed as he directed, andby virtue of this his skin looked fresh andhis flesh remained firm, and, his eyes beingopen, no one could have told, who did notknow, but that he was alive. He was placedupon Babieca and fastened upright in thesaddle, with his shield and sword, while hishose were painted black and white to repre-sent greaves and cuishes, and a parchmenthelmet made to look like iron was placed uponhis head. When all was ready, they waited until mid-night, and the cavalcade rode out of the cityin the darkness, through the gate which facedtoward Castile. It was a strange procession,-first came Pero Bermudez with the banner,and following him five hundred knights,—then the baggage,—after that the body of theCid guarded by a hundred chosen knights,and finally, Dona Xirnena and a rear-guardof six hundred. They stole out as silently aspossible, and after going some distance on. The Departure from Valencia. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TU-DEN ,1AUNDA C LAST RIDE ON BABIECA 145 the road to Castile, made a halt and waitedfor the rest to join them. As soon as theywere safely off, Alvar Fariez set his host inorder and went out to attack the was a Moorish queen who was so skil-ful with the bow that she was called the Starof the Archers. Her tents lay nearest thecity, and upon them Alvar Fariez fell first,and in the onslaught she was killed. A panicspread among the Moors, and instead of fight-ing they turned and fled; and the panic ex-tended even to the kings who were command-ing, for it seemed to them, says the Chronicle,that they saw an army of seventy thousandknights all in white, and that their leader,on a white horse with a bloody cross, carriedin one hand a white banner and in the othera sword of fire. The Moors were in suchhaste to reach their ships that many werepushed into the water and drowned, and theV
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