Talk:William of Rubruck
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moved to William of Rubruck which I had created before I noticed the existence of this stub dab 12:35, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Sentence removed comparing success of Marco Polo
I removed the following sentence:
"Because he wrote in Latin his report was not as widely read or known as Marco Polo, who wrote in the vernacular."
This is not fully factual. Marco Polo did not write at all; he apparently dictated to a prison cellmate. MSS of his work circulated in various languages, especially Latin, Old French, and various Italian dialects. In any case, Latin was certainly the most widely read language in medieval Europe; a work's being written in Latin would not have limited its reception.
See, e.g., Yule, Sir Henry, ed. and trans. The Book of Ser Marco Polo the Venetian Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East. 3rd ed. New York: Scribner's, 1903. Pp. 80 et seq.
David Morgan, Furman Univ. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.143.132.149 (talk) 01:14, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Tripoli, Tunesia?
I am in no way a historian, nor do I know the story of William of Rubruck, but it seems unlikely to me that when he "reached Tripoli on August 15, 1255", we're talking about Tripoli in Tunesia. Shouldn't it be Tripoli in Lebanon?
Lars Peter Thomsen, Denmark —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.80.16.67 (talk) 10:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
