“I have now reigned about 50 years in victory or peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to have been wanting to my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot. They amount to fourteen.” —Abd Er-Rahman III of Spain, 960 AD.
A recent story on PodCastle gives the same message, albeit embedded in a short fantasy story with good economics.
I thought that was a fantastic story; I even had the patience to sit through the whole podcast.
It can be downloaded at http://www.freesfonline.de/content/Abraham1.pdf or read at http://issuu.com/spectra/docs/cambistandlordiron
I’m not sure it’s accurate to say of Spain, more like of Al-Andalus..
Im not sure it’s accurate to say of Spain, more like of Al-Andalus..