Talk:Adalid

Etymology
The Arabic dalíl (مرشد) also means guide. --Ipigott (talk) 22:29, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Etymology II
The translation of adalid as champion is at best anachronistic. This might be expected since only one cited source originates from later than the  C19th. To start the article in the 15th century provides a very limited  perspective.

The term came to prominence during the period of the reconquista following the fall of Seville and Cordoba in the mid C13th, when Christian and Muslim communities were established along the frontier between Castilian-ruled Andalucia and Nasrid Granada. The Arab term adalid  as indicated above was alloted to guides and scouts on the Christian side whose knowledge of the terrain and  customs on  the border enabled them to  advise military  operations whether in attack or defence and negotiated between the communities. Adalides also operated as freebooters in their own right. 'Scout' or 'pathfinder' is valid at least as a partial  summary of their activites; unquestionably more appropriate than 'champion.' JF42 (talk) 14:09, 2 May 2021 (UTC)