The long poem "Rubruck in Mongolia" ("Рубрук в Монголии")
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William of Rubruck
William of Rubruck or Rubrouck was a Franciscan friar who, with the support of Louis IX of France, undertook a mission to the Great Khan Möngke of the Mongol Empire. On his return, William wrote his Itinerarium, an account addressed to King Louis, detailing his experiences and observations.
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culture · Flemish missionary and explorer (fl. 1248–1257) · explorer · diplomat · writer · missionary · religious role · travel writer · orientalist · envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary · cleric · also William of Rubruck, Ruysbroeck, Guillaume de Rubrouck, Willem van Rubroeck, Vilhelm Rubruk, William of Rubruk
Born 1220 · Died 1293 · Q316083
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And an updated translation by Peter Jackson in 1990
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Died 1293.
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Born 1220.
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