Or just an army.
Claims aren't a laughing matter, they're vastly important to how the nobility will view the legitimacy of someone to the throne. And thats important.
Or just an army.
Claims aren't a laughing matter, they're vastly important to how the nobility will view the legitimacy of someone to the throne. And thats important.
Especially when the only way one is getting an army is with their support, or a lot of money, and ideally both.
This isn't Sword and Sorcery where thrones are to whoever has a mighty sword arm, and even Conan had to have the former.
Much much less important on the Muslim side. Military skills + powerbase is the origin of many an Islamic medieval ruler.This isn't Sword and Sorcery where thrones are to whoever has a mighty sword arm, and even Conan had to have the former.
Much much less important on the Muslim side. Military skills + powerbase is the origin of many an Islamic medieval ruler.
Much much less important on the Muslim side. Military skills + powerbase is the origin of many an Islamic medieval ruler.
Now now Elfwine lets not get to bashing. Though I suppose I should not have presumed you would not realize that I am presuming El CID Marry into Taifa nobility or that a military ruler could certainly create new nobility after deposing of the old nobility or that the nobility would unanimously throw themselves on their swords rater then work with a pretender.
Rising out of obscurity and taking a throne are two different things.
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar in some timeline is an obscure figure, after all.