The BEST episodes of The Legend of El Cid

Every episode of The Legend of El Cid ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Legend of El Cid!

El Cid retells from a contemporary perspective the story of the most famous Spaniard in history, a man trapped between two worlds and two cultures. A nobleman, a hero, a mercenary, a vassal, but also a man who could have been king. El Cid was centuries ahead of his time and became transcended by his own legend.

Last Updated: 1/12/2026Network: Prime VideoStatus: Ended

7.70

83 votes

#1 - Wind of War

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2021

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7.69

85 votes

#2 - Ambush

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/2021

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7.55

84 votes

#3 - The Path of Hate

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2021

7.54

92 votes

#4 - The Burden of Duty

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2021

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7.53

134 votes

#5 - The Ordeal

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/18/2020

Flaín looks for the man that frustrated the treacherous plot. Rodrigo knows that man was his grandchild, and so he sends him to Vivar, away from the Court. Ruy refuses to leave the King to the mercy of his enemies.

7.51

117 votes

#6 - Champion

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/18/2020

The Castilian troops, with Sancho and Ruy in the frontline, fight and uneven battle against innumerable Aragonese forces. When all seems lost, an unexpected conclusion.

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7.50

115 votes

#7 - Atonement

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/18/2020

Sancho and his troops return to León. Ruy lets his grandfather know that Flaín sent an assassin to kill him. Flaín does not give up in his eagerness to kill the dying King. He does not know Urraca still has an ace up her sleeve.

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7.42

125 votes

#8 - Baraka

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/18/2020

Fernando sends his son Sancho to Zaragoza to face his brother Ramiro, King of Aragón. Before his departure, Ruy reveals to the king that Flaín has plotted to kill him.

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7.34

87 votes

#9 - Promises and Temptations

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2021

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7.16

154 votes

#10 - The Conspiracy

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/18/2020

Young Ruy has just been named squire to prince Sancho, the eldest son of King Fernando of Leon. One night, he unveils a plot to dethrone the King, in which someone he loves is involved.

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