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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_of_RubruckWilliam of Rubruck - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

2. depts.washington.edu › silkroad › textsWilliam of Rubruck's Account of the Mongols

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   A Flemish Franciscan monk, William of Rubruck (Willem van Ruysbroeck, ca. 1210-ca. 1270) wrote the most detailed and valuable of the early Western accounts of the Mongols. William had participated in the crusade of King Louis IX of France to Palestine and there heard about the Mongols from friar Andrew of Longjumeau, a Dominican who had been ...

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4. iranicaonline.org › articles › william-of-rubruckWILLIAM OF RUBRUCK – Encyclopaedia Iranica

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   Jan 1, 2000 · WILLIAM OF RUBRUCK, Friar (fl. 1253-1255), a Flemish Franciscan missionary who traveled through the lands that the Mongols had conquered in the Crimea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Asia Minor between 1253 and 1255. Apart from references in the Opus Maius of his fellow-Franciscan Roger Bacon (see below), his report to the French king Louis IX ...

5. scihi.org › william-rubruck-karakorumWilliam of Rubruck and his Adventurous Journey to Karakorum

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   Jan 4, 2019 · Learn about the journey of William of Rubruck, a Flemish Franciscan who travelled to Karakorum in 1253-1255 to convert the Mongols to Christianity. Read his account of the Mongol culture, religion and politics, and compare it with Marco Polo's.

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7. www.jstor.org › stable › 25212071William of Rubruck: A Review Article - JSTOR

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   A scholarly article that evaluates a new translation of the Itinerarium of William of Rubruck, a Franciscan friar who travelled to the Mongol court in 1253-55. The article highlights the value, style and historical significance of Rubruck's report, and points out some errors in the translation and introduction.

8. scholarsarchive.byu.edu › ccr › vol83"William of Rubruck: Cosmopolitan Curiosity and Restraint in ...

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   Sep 9, 2020 · William of Rubruck’s account of journeying to Mongolia (1253-55) remained relatively elusive in scholarly and popular discourses. A Franciscan friar, his mission helped tentatively acquaint two (literally/figuratively) distant civilizations, Latin Christendom and the Mongol Empire. We may assess the extent to which a critical reading of Rubruck can propel knowledge of a Christian Eastward ...

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   What does Rubruck mention in the Itinerarium?

   • His report. Apart from chapters 2-8 and 35, the Itinerarium is not organized thematically; but since King Louis had instructed Rubruck to write of everything he saw and heard, he mentions fauna, including the yak and the horned sheep that would later take its name from Marco Polo.

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   Why did Rubruck go to the Mongols?

   • Rubruck then decided to undertake his own mission to the Mongols primarily in the hope of promoting their conversion to Christianity. In 1253 he set out through the lands of the western part of their empire (what we know as the Golden Horde)--that is starting out through the southern steppes of what is now Ukraine and Russia.

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   Why did Rubruck go to Palestine?

   • Returning via the Caucasus and the encampment of the Mongol general Bāyjū on the Aras river, Rubruck reached Palestine (1255), only to learn that King Louis had embarked for home a year earlier; he therefore sent his report to the king and asked Louis to secure permission for him to come to France in person.

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   When did William of Rubruk leave Karakorum?

   • In the spring of 1255 William of Rubruk left Karakorum, returned to Cyprus in 1255, where he did not meet the French king due to his previous departure, and then arrived in Tripoli near Beirut on 15 August 1255.

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10. www.loc.gov › resource › gdclccnThe journey of William of Rubruck to the eastern parts of the ...

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    PREFACE N publishing the narrative of Friar William of Rubruck a work which should rank as high in the literature of travel as that of Marco Polo his betterknown successor in the... Contributor: Giovanni - Ruysbroeck, Willem Van - Ruysbroek, Willem Van - Rockhill, William Woodville Date: 1900-01-01; Resource: - 1 page