William of Rubruck (Dutch: Willem van Rubroeck; Latin: Gulielmus de Rubruquis; fl. 1248–1255) or Guillaume de Rubrouck was a Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer.
He is best known for his travels to various parts of the Middle East and Central Asia in the 13th century, including the Mongol Empire. His account of his travels is one of the masterpieces of medieval travel literature, comparable to those of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta.
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WilliamofRubruck (Dutch: Willem van Rubroeck; Latin: Gulielmus de Rubruquis; fl. 1248–1255) or Guillaume de Rubrouck was a Flemish Franciscan missionary...
traveller WilliamofRubruck: This cosmos, which is mare's milk, is made in this wise. […] When they have got together a great quantity of milk, which...
"of medium size, like us". The Tangut people I saw were tall but swarthy. The Iugurs are of medium build like our own people. — WilliamofRubruck The...
centuries, the Mongols launched massive invasions of the territory of Circassia. WilliamofRubruck, who travelled to the Caucasus in 1253, wrote that...
Jackson, Peter; Morgan, David (eds.). The Mission of Friar WilliamofRubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253–1255. London: Hakluyt...
Journey of WilliamofRubruck to the Eastern Parts of the World, 1253–55, as Narrated by Himself, with Two Accounts of the Earlier Journey of John of Pian de...
Verlag. Page 96. WilliamofRubruck. "The journey ofWilliamofRubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55." Translated by William Woodville Rockhill...
missionary and traveller WilliamofRubruck reached Karakorum in 1254 on a mission from King Louis IX of France, he discovered a community of European Christians...
journey ofWilliamofRubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55, as narrated by himself, with two accounts of the earlier journey of John of Pian...
Collection of Medieval Notices of China. Asian Educational Services. pp. 187–. ISBN 978-81-206-1966-1. W. W. Rockhill: The journey ofWilliamofRubruck to the...
van Rubroeck, Willem; Rockhill, William Woodville (1900). The journey ofWilliamofRubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55. London: Printed...
China to other early accounts by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine and WilliamofRubruck who portrayed the Mongols as "barbarians" who appeared to belong to...
letter of Arghun Khan to Pope Nicholas IV (1290) also uses the word Misica for Christ. WilliamofRubruck reported that Arig Boke, brother of Hulegu Khan...
Baldwin of Hainaut, all the way to the imperial Mongol capital of Karakorum. In 1253, he gave WilliamofRubruck, a Franciscan missionary, letters of recommendation...
and Details. Retrieved 2014-08-25. "Full text of "The journey ofWilliamofRubruck to the eastern parts of the world, 1253-55"". 1900. http://hwcdn.libsyn...