miércoles, 18 de enero de 2017

Legends of Orihuela: The Covenant of Theodomiro

Teodomiro was a Visigoth count, the general lieutenant of King Don Rodrigo.
He was charged with repelling the Muslims in the name of the king.
After the crushing victory obtained by the Moors, Teodomiro regrouped the dispersed troops visigodas and retreated towards the south east of the peninsula where it had an extensive patrimony.
It was there that he was proclaimed king.
Their lands extended throughout the region Auriolana and received the name of Country of Todmir.
Alb Ál Aziz at the head of the Muslim troops caused a second defeat to King Teodomiro who had no choice but to flee to the Castle of Orihuela.
The Muslim chronicles, when the King saw that the people he had in charge had no courage to defend themselves, since the number of casualties had been enormous, and hunger and weariness had wrought havoc among men, summoned the women of Oriola So that they dressed in the military clothes of the men and with the arms in hand they would be seen in the walls of the city mixed with the few soldiers that remained to be able thus to opt for a capitulation the most honorable possible.
Teodomiro posed as messenger and went to make a deal with the Moors in his own camp.
The Moors, surprised to see new troops of refreshment in the walls of Orihuela and discouraged before the growing legend that there inhabited an invincible soldier and soldier had no choice but to agree an advantageous treatise for Theodomiro.
The main thing that had been achieved was a pact of non-aggression by the Moors.
Once everything was signed, Teodomiro was discovered and the Moors felt cheated but had no choice but to respect the agreed pact.

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