Topic summary
Old Castilian
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Old Spanish.
Old Spanish (roman, romançe, romaz; Spanish: español antiguo), also known as Old Castilian or Medieval Spanish, refers to the varieties of Ibero-Romance spoken predominantly in Castile and environs during the Middle Ages. The earliest and most famous literary composition in Old Spanish is the Cantar de mio Cid (c. 1140–1207).