John of Plano Carpini: History of the Mongols Year: 1247
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John of Plano Carpini:History of the MongolsYEAR: 1247
Chapter V: The Beginning of the Empire of the Tartars and Their ChiefMen, and the Dominion Exercised by the Emperor and the Princes
Chapter VI: Of War, Their Battle Array, Arms, Their Cunning in Engagements,Cruelty to Captives, Assault on Fortifications, Their Bad Faith withThose Who Surrender to Them, Etc.
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Abstract
They are asked for many presents both by the princes and others of high and lower rank and if these are not forthcoming they despise them, indeed they consider them of no account; if they have been sent by men of importance, the Tartars are unwilling to receive a small gift from them, saying “You come from an important man and you give so little.” And they refuse to accept it and, if the envoys wish for success in their undertaking, they are bound to give larger gifts. On that account we had no choice but to bestow in gifts a great part of the things given to us by the faithful for our expenses.
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- The Medieval Age
- Medieval Church and State
- Europeans and Mongols
- Reason and Faith in Thomas Aquinas
- Letters of Cassiodorus in the Name of Theodoric Year: 537
- Gregory of Tours: History of the Franks Year: ca. 595
- The Voyage of Bran Year: ca. 700–800
- Boniface: Letter to Pope Zacharias on the Foundation of the Monastery at Fulda Year: 751
- Charlemagne: Capitulary for Saxony Year: 775–790
- Charlemagne: Letter to Abbot Baugualf of Fulda Year: 780–800
- Alcuin of York: Letter to Higbald, Bishop of Lindisfarne, about the Viking Raid Year: 793
- Charlemagne: Great Capitulary Year: 802
- Einhard: Life of Charlemagne Year: 817–836
- Song of Hildebrand Year: 830
- Annals of Xanten Year: 832–873
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Year: ca. 900
- Foundation Charter of the Order of Cluny Year: 910
- Synod of Charroux: Peace of God Year: 989
- The Battle at Maldon Year: 991
- Truce for the Bishopric of Terouanne Year: 1063
- Henry I: Charter of Liberties Year: 1100
- Russian Primary Chronicle Year: 1100
- Bernard Atton, Viscount of Carcassonne: Charter of Homage and Fealty Year: 1110
- Concordat of Worms Year: 1122
- Thomas À Becket: Letter to Henry II Year: 1166
- The Lay of the Cid Year: ca. 1195–1207
- Bishop Solomon: The Book of the Bee Year: ca. 1200–1300
- Annals of Roger de Hoveden Year: ca. 1201
- Robert de Courçon: Statutes for the University of Paris Year: 1215
- Second Rule of the Friars Minor Year: 1223
- John of Plano Carpini: History of the Mongols Year: 1247
- The King’s Mirror Year: 1250
- Mongol Conquest of Northern Rus Year: ca. 1265
- Mongol Capture of Kiev Year: ca. 1265
- Roger Bacon: “On Experimental Science” Year: 1268
- Pope Gregory XI: Bull against John Wycliffe Year: 1377
- Anonimalle Chronicle Year: ca. 1381
- John Wycliffe: Reply to His Summons by Pope Urban VI Year: 1384
- Law against the Lollards Year: 1401
- Joan of Arc: Letter to Henry VI Year: 1429