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Panel 1 of Cantiga 205 of the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X

A Moorish castle on the frontier was being attacked by Christian (Military Order) troops from [of] Uclés and Calatrava. Don Alfonso Téllez went there with a great company of fine knights, crossbowmen, and foot soldiers. These good warriors soon took the castle.

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A Moorish castle on the frontier was being attacked by Christian troops

NB: The gold colour in the main image is very dark in this detail.

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Brethren of the Spanish Military Orders in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath based on this Cantiga 205