Crónica de veinte reyes

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Crónica de veinte reyes is a medieval Castilian historical chronicle that narrates the reigns of twenty kings of León and Castile, continuing and reworking earlier royal historiography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval historical chronicle
royal chronicle
associatedDiscipline history
medieval studies
philology
continues earlier royal historiography of León and Castile
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED
culturalContext medieval Iberian culture
genre historiography
hasInfluenceOn later Castilian chronicles
historicalRegionDescribed Castile NERFINISHED
León NERFINISHED
historicalValue primary source for the reigns of several kings of León and Castile
historiographicalFunction construction of dynastic memory
legitimization of royal power
includes accounts of battles
accounts of political alliances
genealogical information
language Castilian
Old Spanish
literaryForm prose
literaryTradition Iberian chronicle tradition
narrativeFocus reigns of kings of Castile
reigns of kings of León
narrativeMode chronological narrative
numberOfKingsNarrated 20 GENERATED
originalAudience Castilian royal court
nobility of León and Castile
purpose to construct a continuous royal history
to record the deeds of the kings of León and Castile
reworks earlier royal chronicles
script Latin script
sourceType narrative source
subject dynastic legitimacy
political history of León and Castile
royal succession
wars and conflicts in medieval Iberia
timePeriodDescribed Middle Ages
titleLanguage Spanish
tradition Castilian royal historiography
usedAsSourceIn studies of medieval Castilian historiography
studies of medieval Iberian history
workTitle Crónica de veinte reyes NERFINISHED
workType anonymous work

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Estoria de España influenced Crónica de veinte reyes