L’Uomo PIÙ MISTERIOSO del Medioevo - Il Prete Gianni

In 1165 a strange letter arrived at the court of the emperor of Byzantium. It was sent by a certain Prester John, a priest-king who claimed to dominate vast and fabulous territories. For centuries kings, popes and explorers will search for him, but is there something true behind his legendary figure? FULL PLAYLIST:    • Medioevo - Storia e Leggende   OTHER RECOMMENDED PLAYLISTS:    • Enigmi della Storia e Civiltà Antiche      • Vite Incredibili   If you liked this video, put "like", subscribe to the channel and activate the notifications to not miss the next ones! Thanks for the support! – – – – – – – – – – – – – • Primary sources: Álvares F., Verdadeira informação das terras do Preste João, written between 1520 and 1526, published in 1540 by Rodrigues L. Continuatio Annales Admutenses, edit. Wattenbach W., in «Monumenta Germaniae historica. Scriptores-Hannoveræ», IX, 1858, p. 580 De Vitry J., Historia Orientalis, c.1224 Letter of Prester John, c.1165 Odorico da Pordenone, Itinerarium, c.1331 Otto of Freising, Chronica, sive Historia de duabus civitatibus, 1157 Relatio de Rege David, c.1221 The Travels of Marco Polo, c.1298 • Essays and insights: R. Silverberg, The Realm of Prester John, 1972 Richard J., L'Extrême-Orient légendaire au Moyen Âge: Roi David et Prêtre Jean, in «Annales d'Ethiopie», II, n. 2, 1957, p. 225-244 Bar-Ilan M., Prester John: Fiction and History, in «History of European Ideas», Vol.XX, 1-3, 1995, pp. 291-298 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Chapters: 00:00 The Letter of Prester John 01:44 Elements of historicity in the Letter 08:14 Research in Ethiopia 12:11 Marco Polo and Wang Khan 17:34 The Chronicle of Otto of Freising – – – – – – – – – – – – – Background music: "Blacksmith" by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... "Ale and Anecdotes" by Darren Curtis