The tent was then erected and he sat there in great delight, expressing his gratitude for the favour that God had shown him. Then he summoned King Guy, his brother and Prince Reynald. He handed the king a drink of iced julep, from which he drank, being dreadfully thirsty… Baha al-Din Ibn Shaddad, The Rare…
Category: Travels
A Second Camp in Winter
The local people, with whom we were on friendly terms, urged us to be prudent as regards clothing and to take large quantities. They made it sound very frightening and serious. When we saw the reality with our own eyes, however, we realized that it was twice as bad as we had been told. Each…
A Pilgrimage in the Wilderness
Here is a story of the adventurous spirit of the Outlands. The Kingdom of the Outlands is a unique place, where in a week’s time one can walk on vast plains in one place and stand among peaks covered in snow in another. In other places in that kingdom, one might stand upon the…
A Winter Excursion
On the feast of Saint Sebastian, nine brave Outlanders ventured into the snowy forests of Caer Galen. Every drop of water froze and a deep snow covered all, but a roaring fire and warm friendship saw them through the long, cold night. The best description I have for this past weekend is authentic. In…
The beginnings of travels
It was on the next day that all among us bore witness to a great thing. In the afternoon, following a morning of classes and fighting, a foray set out in search of relief from the heat of the day. That place where we were lay along a river, with forests and mountains to either…