Don't even start me on this one. Risible.
FO, the 'Reconquista' actually lasted muuuuch longer than this, starting with lords confined to the North of the peninsula slowly eating up the Maures' territory. If you want to be a knitpicker, the Maures were stopped on their Northwards expansion as early as 732 AD by Charles Martel, King of the Francs in the town of Poitiers. This date is still celebrated today by outrageous people with a more than suspicious agenda (catch the reference ? )
I think the date comemorated as being the end of the Reconquista is the fall of Granada in 1492, when the Catholic Kings took it back. But it seems something else of relative importance happened that year too so nobody ever remembers it
No wonder no Hollywood film was ever made about that period though, its actually a pretty big surprise they made Kingdom of Heaven, because back then WE were the fundamentalist barbarians and the Maures and Arabs where the evolved, dominant civilization.
The problem with the Middle Ages is that it often gets mixed up with Mythology, much like the Ancient World. All these Arthurian legends (written between the XIIIth and XVIth century) and Celtic folk tales are poisoning accurate depiction of the era. I'd sure love to see a movie telling the true story (there isn't a true story, but a more realistic one) of Arthur of Camelott, or a true-to-the-book adaptation of Chrétien de Troye's Percival and Holy Grail series of books, even a William The Conqueror flick, but who else would pay to see films like these now ?
Oh, I forgtot... By all means, stay away from that too :
First KnightIt's actually the story of Percival, mixed up with Lancelot, using sources from various authors of different centuries. There aren't even any decent battle scenes. To avoid at all costs.
Cheers
Nico