El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary audiobook runs 10.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Sophie Roberts (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sophie Roberts
Sophie Roberts narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,424 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
859 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary is an audiobook by Nora Berend: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sophie Roberts, released January 7, 2025, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sophie Roberts
- Released
- January 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Europe
- ISBN
- 9781668134283
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary audiobook?
El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary?
El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary is narrated by Sophie Roberts.
Is El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.