Samuel ha-Nagid
Spain (993 - 1056) Timeline
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Poems by Samuel ha-Nagid
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Spain under Muslim rule in the Middle Ages was one of the safest places for Jews, especially those with political ambitions. Samuel ha-Nagid (also Shmu'el Hanagid) was a statesman and military leader in the service of the Muslim ruler of Granada in southern Spain.

Poetry composed in Hebrew was traditionally religious poetry, secular poetry being composed in the common languages. But Samuel ha-Nagid broke with convention and wrote poetry on politics and war, as well as devotion, in Hebrew.

Poems by Samuel ha-Nagid







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Medieval Sourcebook: Abraham Ibd Daud: On Samuel Ha-Nagid, Vizier of Granada, 993-d after 1056
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/ha-nagid.html
On-line biography.

Medieval Hebrew Poetry: Samuel Hanagid
http://medievalhebrewpoetry.org/hanagidselection.html
Several poems online, and suggestions for further reading.
Samuel ha-Nagid