Friar William of Rubruck's 13thC Travels to the Mongolian ...
These words written by Friar William of Rubruck ( ) in his report to King Louis IX of France preface a detailed account of the Flemish Franciscan monk's travels to the Mongolian courts of Batu and Möngke Khan in . William of Rubruck undertook his mission to the Mongols with the dual purpose of promoting conversion to ...