ARAB TRAVELLERS IN THE FAR NORTH By Ibn Fadlan is one of the most important works of literature we have about the Viking culture and spirituality in the East of Europe and actually the book that the famous movie "The 13th Warrior" is based on
Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab explorers journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Ibn Fadla-n’s chronicles of his travels are one of the most important documents from the period, and this illuminating new translation offers insight into the world of the Arab geographers and the medieval lands of the far north. Based on an expedition to the upper Volga River in 922 AD, Ibn Fadla-n and the Land of Darkness provides a rare and valuable glimpse of Viking customs, dress, table manners, religion, and sexual practices, including the ONLY eyewitness account ever written of a Viking ship cremation.
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Product Details
Publisher- Penguin Classics (January 2012
Language- English
Paperback- 256 pages
Item Weight- 0.3 pounds
Dimensions- 5.1 x 1 x 7.6 inches
ISBN- 9780140455076