The principal successor to the Asturian monarchy in northwestern Iberia, a major player in the Reconquista until its definitive union with Castile under Ferdinand III in 1230.
Permanently united with the Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III in 1230, forming the Crown of Castile.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Kingdom of León — the shape you scrub through changes in 910 · 1100.
Covers the Leonese monarchy and its role in the Christian Reconquista.
Kenneth Baxter Wolf's translated Latin chronicles of Visigothic and early Reconquista Iberia, including the Asturian Chronicle of Alfonso III, cover the era of Asturias and Leon's emergence.
El Cid's exile originates at the court of Alfonso VI of León-Castile; the epic touches directly on León's court politics, though its hero is more closely tied to Castile.