A 1564 map of the kingdom of the mythical Prester John. Medieval and Renaissance Christians, baffled
A 1564 map of the kingdom of the mythical Prester John. Medieval and Renaissance Christians, baffled by the fact that non-Christian civilizations seemed to be more advanced than they were, created the myth of this powerful Christian king, whose location was reputed to be in either Africa (perhaps Ethiopia) or Asia. Europeans believed that if they could make contact with this kingdom, they could ally against Muslims in the Middle East. -- source link
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