Medieval travel writing
From Weird Medieval Guys by Weird Medieval Guys
March 16, 2026 · 1h 55m · Episode 55
About this episode
This episode explores medieval travel writing and the impact of the Mongol Empire on transcontinental mobility.
Nothing beats a Jet 2 Holiday - except, of course, trekking thousands of miles across Central Asia to deliver spices, preach the gospel, or just see that's going on over there. The Mongol Empire facilitated an unprecedented transcontinental mobility, which a few people (mostly Europeans, go figure) wrote about. Some of that writing was genuinely insightful, and some was unitentionally hsyterical. Oh, and it led to the creation of one of history's most legendary archetypes: white boys who say Inshallah. Join the WMG discord: https://discord.gg/S36vz4jD98
People in this episode
Host: Weird Medieval Guys
Topics covered
- medieval travel writing
- Mongol Empire
- transcontinental mobility
- historical archetypes
- European travelers
Keywords
- medieval
- travel writing
- Mongol Empire
- spices
- European travelers
- historical archetypes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jet 2 Holiday, Mongol Empire
Places: Central Asia
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