Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North (Penguin Classics)
by Ibn Fadlan
Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness brings together a remarkable account of travel in the far north. Through Ibn Fadlan’s perspective, this Penguin Classics volume explores distant landscapes, encounters, and cultural observations, offering a compelling historical document for readers interested in travel writing and the medieval world.
About This Book
Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness presents the writings of Ibn Fadlan, an Arab traveller whose account centers on the far north.
This Penguin Classics edition offers a historical record of travel, geography, and cross-cultural observation.
It provides readers with a window into how distant lands and peoples were described by a traveller from the medieval Arab world.
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