Who was Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo?
We know little about the life of the knight who created the only surviving version of Amadís de Gaula.[Detail from "The Descent from the Cross" by Pedro Machuca, which hangs in the Prado Museum.

Chapter 21 [final third]
[How Amadis came to pledge his aid to the beautiful girl.][Detail from "The Lady and the Unicorn," a series of six wool and silk tapestries made from designs drawn in Paris in the late 1400s, on display at the

Don Quixote confronts lions in a parody of Amadis of Gaul's adventure
Wherein is shown the furthest and highest point which the unexampled courage of Don Quixote reached or could reach; together with the happily achieved adventure of the lions.[This plaque is on the wall of the Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians on Lope de Vega

Chapter 21 [middle third]
[How Amadis continued his search for his brother Galaor, and what he encountered along the way.][A stable at the ruins of the castle of the Marquis of Santillana, built between the 14th and 15th centuries, in Buitrago del Lozoya, Spain. Photo by

A recap of the st...
A recap of the story so far, to refresh our memories.["Capitu. xviij. de como Amadis se combatio con Angriote: y con su hermano: los quales guardauan vn passo de vn valle en que defendian que ninguno tenía mas hermosa amiga que Angriote