Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournament
Glossary of Terms
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The glossary is meant as a growing resource for students, re-enactors, and anyone interested in knighthood, chivalry, or the medieval tournament. The current page is but a brief listing of what we would like to have on the page; if you would be interested in helping with a given area, such as in heraldry, transcribing tournament accounts, translations, or research, drop the author an email at brion@chronique.com. Additionally, we would like to expand many of the definitions here; if you want to try one or more of them send your submissions to the email address above--we can use the help!
Zifar: The protagonist of Castile's oldest extant chivalric romance, the Libro del cauallero de Dios. Though there are some Arthurian elements in the book, it is generally considered to be a hybrid work, incorporating ethico-moral treatises such as the Flores de filosofía along with chivalric episodes into its text. It was composed during the first half of the 14th century. (Contibuted by Vincent Barletta, Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese, UCLA)
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