Ibn Fadlān and the land of darkness
Ahmad ibn Fadlān, Paul Lunde, Caroline Stone · 2012
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"In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs, dress, table manners, religion and sexual practices, as well as the only eyewitness account ever written of a Viking ship cremation. Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab travellers such as Ibn Faḍlān journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Their fascinating accounts describe how the numerous tribes and peoples they encountered traded furs, paid tribute and waged wars. This accessible new translation offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north"--
Book details
- Year
- 2012
- Language
- English
- Series
- Penguin Classics
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780140455076
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