Ballads of Chivalry 131 On Charlemagne 132 Historical Ballads 134 On Bernardo del Carpio 135 On Fernan Gonzalez 138 On the Infantes de Lara 139 On the Cid 140 On various Historical Subjects 145 Loyalty of the Ballads 145 Ballads on Moorish Subjects 146 On National Manners 148 Character of the Old Ballads 153 Their Nationality 154 CHAPTER VIII. CHRONICLES. Second Class of Popular Literature 156 Chronicles and their Origin 157 Royal Chronicles 157 Crónica General 158 Its Divisions and Subjects 159 Its Poetical Portions 161 Its Character 166 Chronicle of the Cid 166 Its Origin 167 Its Subject 169 Its Character 172 CHAPTER IX. CHRONICLES CONTINUED. Chronicles of Alfonso the Wise, Sancho the Brave, and Ferdinand the Fourth 173 Chronicle of Alfonso the Eleventh 175 Chronicles of Peter the Cruel, Henry the Second, John the First, and Henry the Third 177 Chronicle of John the Second 183 Chronicles of Henry the Fourth 187 Chronicles of Ferdinand and Isabella 189 Royal Chronicles cease 190 CHAPTER X. CHRONICLES CONCLUDED. Chronicles of Particular Events 192 El Passo Honroso 193 El Seguro de Tordesillas 195 Chronicles of Particular Persons 197 Pero Niño 197 Alvaro de Luna 198 Gonzalvo de Córdova 200 Chronicling Accounts of Travels 202 Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 203 Columbus 206 Balboa, Hojeda, and Others 211 Romantic Chronicles 212 Don Roderic 212 Character of the Chronicles 215 CHAPTER XI. ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY. Origin of Romantic Fiction 218 Appearance in Spain 220 Amadis de Gaula 221 Its Date 221 Its Author, Lobeira 221 Portuguese Original lost 223 Translated by Montalvo 223 Its Success 224 Its Story 225 Its Character 229 Esplandian 231 Family of Amadis 233 Influence of the Amadis 234 Palmerin de Oliva 235 Primaleon and Platir 236 Palmerin of England 236 Family of Palmerin 238 CHAPTER XII. ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY CONCLUDED.