Sir John Mandeville 5: Mongols, Mountains, and Myths

Finishing up with Mandeville's travels, we visit the palace of the Mongol khan, the fortress paradise of the Old Man of the Mountain, and a land that never sees the sun.

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• Sir John Mandeville: The Book of Marvels and Travels, translated by Anthony Bale. Oxford University Press, 2012.
• The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, translated by Charles Moseley. Penguin, 2005.
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