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)