Romance of Abenamar

Romance Of Abenamar

The Romance of AbenĂ¡mar is a medieval Spanish romance, written as a dialog between the Moor AbenĂ¡mar and the Catholic King John II of Castile. The poem is a short "frontier romance" in Castilian Spanish with assonant rhyme. The historical events it describes took place in 1431, but the author and date of composition are unknown.

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