Tizona is the name of one of the swords carried by Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid, according to the Cantar de Mio Cid. The name of the second sword of El Cid is Colada.
The Tizona sword while on exhibit in the Museo del Ejército (Salón de Reinos) in Madrid
Colada is one of the two best-known swords, along with Tizona, of El Cid. Won in combat from the Count of Barcelona, the sword was presented to his sons in law. According to the heroic verses of the C