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| Spanish tale of chivalry, written by Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo in 1508 |
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| A person from the region bordering the Bay of Biscay, a gulf defined by the coasts of western France and Northern Spain. |
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| Customs, system, or spirit of medieval knighthood |
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| The Holy Brotherhood was formed in the 1470s as an alliance between the towns and the monarchy, against the nobility. They began as armed guards and emerged as a nationalized police force under Don Fernando and Isabella. |
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| Founder of the knights of the round table; becomes king by pulling the sword Excaliber from its fixed position in a stone. |
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| An unoccupied knight in search of adventure |
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| The first region of Spain to be re-conquered by the Spanish |
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| This is derived from two old chivalric tales: Orlando Furioso, by Ariosto; and the more famous Roland in Love, by Boiardo. Mambrino is much like King Midas of Greek mythology. He is pagan, proud, and arrogant‹and he wears a helmet constructed of solid gold. While wearing the helmet, Mambrino cannot be harmed, and so Quixote is eager to find this treasure (ends up being homemade and super jank). |
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| Arabs from Northern Africa who captured Spain in the 700s. They were expelled from Spain in 1492. |
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| Separating waste from grain by fanning stalks in the air. |
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| Arab who translates Don Quixote; accused of dishonesty |
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| Elderly gentleman who goes crazy while spending every moment reading books based on knighthood and chivalry; |
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