طارق بن زياد وفتح الأندلس: معركة وادي لكة التاريخية | أنمي

In the pre-dawn darkness, ships glided across the strait like silent ghosts, their voices barely audible. No sound but the murmur of the waves, no light but the twinkling of stars on the sea's surface. On their decks stood men gazing at a distant shore. That land awaited them. Were we worthy of it? A

land they knew nothing of, awaiting them with its mountains, cities, and armies. They were few, a few thousand no more, and before them lay an entire kingdom, with fortified cities, armored knights, and a king enthroned by the sword. How could a handful of men, who had crossed the sea in a single night, dare to

challenge a kingdom that had ruled the peninsula for centuries? What was going through their leader's mind as he watched the shore approach—a shore that might be a gateway to victory or a mass grave from which no one would return? This is the story of Tariq ibn Ziyad, and this is the story of the slave

who changed the course of history. To understand what happened that night, we must go back a little to a land that was seething beneath the surface. The Iberian Peninsula was then under the rule of the Visigoths. The Western kingdom was ancient, but it was being torn apart by internal conflicts. The Gothic throne was not inherited smoothly [music], but was an

arena for competition and coups. Every new king sat on a bed of resentment. When King Roderic ascended the throne, not everyone was satisfied. The supporters of the previous king felt that their right had been usurped, and the kingdom was divided against itself between loyalists and opponents. It was strong in appearance but fragile at its core.