Tizona del Cid sword with bronze handle Marto 505

Tizona del Cid sword with bronze handle made in Toledo by Marto. 79 cm stainless steel blade.

The Tizona or Tizón is one of the swords (along with the Colada) that tradition or literature attributes to the Cid Campeador, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1043-1099). According to the “Cantar de Mío Cid” (1200) the Cid obtained it after defeating King Búcar of Morocco in Valencia to later give it to the Infantes of Carrión, for the wedding with his daughters.

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid Campeador, was a Castilian Knight and a historical and legendary figure of the Reconquista. He was born in the mid-11th century, son of Diego Laínez, he was educated alongside the infante Sancho, son of King Ferdinand I of Castile and León, who, upon accessing the Castilian throne, named him royal lieutenant (1065).
Gentleman and Castilian warrior, who, at the head of his own army, came to dominate practically the entire East of the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 11th century. He embodied the prototype of a knight with the highest virtues, strong and loyal, just and brave, prudent and temperate, warrior and cultured, and faithful vassal of his King Alfonso VI alongside whom he conquered Toledo, and later expelled the Arabs from the city and the kingdom of Valencia.

IO SOI TISONA WAS DATE IN THE FORTY MILE ERA
AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM

According to El Cantar de Mío Cid: “the Tizona has its own personality, its strength varies according to the arm that wields it, terrifying unworthy adversaries.”
It was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest on January 18, 2003.

• Length: 100cm
• Blade Length: 79 cm
• Width: 19cm
• Weight: 1.3kg

A high quality sword from the exclusive Collection “Historical, Fantastic and Legendary Swords” manufactured by MARTO.
Certificate of Quality and Origin, Made in Toledo.