| Old Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Old Castilian | |
| roman, romançe, romaz | |
| Native to | Crown of Castile |
| Region | Iberian peninsula |
| Ethnicity | Castilians, later Spaniards |
| Era | 9th–15th centuries |
Indo-European
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Early forms | |
| Latin Aljamiado (marginal) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | osp |
osp | |
| Glottolog | olds1249 |
Old Spanish (roman, romançe, romaz;[1] Spanish: español medieval), 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, longest, and most famous literary composition in Old Spanish is the Cantar de mio Cid (ca. 1140–1207).