Monday, October 1, 2012

People of 11th-century Iberia

Andalusada is a long and complicated world, and it starts in 11th-century Iberia, which is particularly notable for a few reasons:
  • There are so many factions, and all of them need to be accounted for from the start.
  • So many of them - far more, understandably, than the rest of the TL combined - are actual historic personalities, who'll need rewriting.
This, therefore, is a one-stop list for keeping track of who's who, and from where.

Alfonso VI, King of Léon, Castile, and Galicia.
His wife, Constance of Burgundy.
  • Their daughter, Urraca, two years old as of 1081.

Garcia II, King of Galicia, g

Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, emir of Seville.
His wife, I'timad.
  • His son (by her?), Rashid.
His court:
  • ibn Hamdis, Siculo-Arabic poet.

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid.
His wife, Jimena, age 37.

Sancho Ramirez, King of Aragon, Navarre, and Zaragoza.
His wife, Felicia, and their children:

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