In the Portuguese Chronicle of Gomes Eannes de Azurara (1454), the writing of Amadís is attributed to Vasco de Lobeira, who was dubbed knight after the Battle of Aljubarrota (1385).
Bell was of the opinion that Vasco had added romantic sections to the original text, which was mostly poetry written during the reign of King Dinis.
The texts mention a Vasco de Lobeira receiving knighthood from King João I on the field of Aljubarrota, around 1385.
But the first reference to Amadis de Gaula appears thirty-five years earlier, which would make Vasco over sixty years old when knighted or that he wrote his masterpiece in his youth.
The only other possibility that remains is that 1350 reference was in fact to the poetic version by João de Lobeira.