Eighth-century Spanish Christian chroniclers showed no hostility toward Islam itself

Evidence

Yet these isolated passages are outweighed by the straightforward narratives of the battles and political intrigues of Arab rulers. Furthermore, the author does not once express any animosity toward the religion of these Arabs: indeed, he says nothing at all about it. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 481

Categorization

• SEED: Angle for an essay: the reconquista ideology was a later, deliberate construction grafted onto chronicles whose original authors showed no religious animosity toward Muslims.