Referencias al reinado de Alfonso VI de Castilla y Guillermo de Normandía en la crónica Anglosajona (siglo XI)

Abstract

This paper deals with an analysis of a reference about the reign of King Alphonso VI of Castile appearing in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The most outstanding feat of his reign was the conquest of Toledo from the Muslims in 1085. This study goes through the reign of his father, King Ferdinand I of Castile, the division of the kingdom among his children, the political situation of the kingdom of Toledo, and other issues: main feats of arms, the exile of king Alphonso VI in Toledo, the death of Sancho, Alphonso's return to Christian lands and further attacks against the Muslims to end up by conquering the kingdom of Toledo. The consequences of the conquest of Toledo affected both sides, Christians and Muslims alike. This caused the coming of the Almoravides to avoid the end of most Taifa [faction] kingdoms. The fights against the kingdom of Seville and the clashes against the Almoravides went on till Alphonso VI's death. The paper also focuses on the death of William I of Normandy, or the Conqueror, as this appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a parallel event to what was happening in Spain.