Spanish chivalry

During the Middle Ages, Europe was the stage of a large number of wars, some of them shortlived, others iterative or long. European warfare during the Middle Ages was marked by a transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing military tactics, and in particular of the role of cavalry and artillery. In addition to military, tactical and technological innovations during this period, chivalric military and religious ideals arose, giving motivation for engagement in the ceaseless warfare. In the Iberian Peninsula (particularly in Spain or future Spanish territories), chivalric ideals and institutions would be adopted and exercised with more fervour than anywhere else.