The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Otto of Freising
12015-06-12T10:55:04-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52817image_header2016-07-25T20:07:47-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fOne of the great historians of the Middle Ages, Otto of Freising (c.a. 1114-1158) was a German bishop who chronicled world history from the lofty position of German royalty. Uncle to Frederick Barbarossa, Otto is the man most responsible for creating the legend of Prester John. It is perhaps no coincidence that Otto writes of a distant priest-king at the very time Otto's uncle Frederick was embroiled in a power struggle against papal authority. Otto’s account provides some of the basic “facts” about the legend and, while the Letter greatly expands on Otto’s account, it does not very much increase its audience’s knowledge of the elusive figure.
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12016-07-25T20:07:44-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fCatholic Bishops on Prester JohnChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com1plain2016-07-25T20:07:44-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f
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12016-04-11T11:40:11-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fGerman Writers of Prester John Lore7image_header2016-07-10T21:28:24-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f