The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger translated by J. Buchan Telfer

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Author

Schiltberger, Johannes, 1381?-

Title

The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427

Credits

Produced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

Turkey -- History -- Bayezid I, 1389-1403

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52569

Release Date

July 12, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BONDAGE AND TRAVELS OF JOHANN SCHILTBERGER,
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.BIBLIOGRAPHY. — Manuscripts. — Printed Books.
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.INDEX TO THE CHAPTERS.
6. 6.SCHILTBERGER TO THE READER.
7. 7.1.—Of the first combat between King Sigmund and the Turks.
8. 8.2.—How the Turkish king treated the prisoners.
9. 9.3.—How Wyasit subjugated an entire country.
10. 10.4.—How Wyasit made war on his brother-in-law, and killed him.
11. 11.5.—How Weyasit drives away the king of Sebast. (1)
12. 12.6.—What sixty of us Christians had agreed upon.
13. 13.7.—How Wyasit took the city of Samson. (1)
14. 14.8.—Of serpents and vipers.
15. 15.9.—How the Infidels remain in the fields with their cattle, in winter and summer.
16. 16.10.—How Weyasit took a country that belonged to the Sultan.
17. 17.11.—Of the King-Sultan.
18. 18.12.—How Temerlin conquered the kingdom of Sebast.
19. 19.13.—Weyasit conquers Lesser Armenia.
20. 20.14.—How Tämerlin goes to war with the King-Sultan.
21. 21.15.—How Tämerlin conquered Babiloni.
22. 22.16.—How Tämerlin conquered Lesser India. (1)
23. 23.17.—How a vassal carried off riches that belonged to Tämerlin.
24. 24.18.—How Tämerlin caused MMM children to be killed.
25. 25.19.—Tämerlin wants to go to war with the Great Chan.
26. 26.20.—-Of Tämerlin’s death.
27. 27.21.—-Of the sons of Tämerlin.
28. 28.22.—How Joseph caused Mirenschach to be beheaded, and took possession of all his territory.
29. 29.23.—How Joseph vanquished a king and beheaded him.
30. 30.24.—How Schiltberger came to Aububachir.
31. 31.25.—Of a king’s son.
32. 32.26.—How one lord succeeds another lord.
33. 33.27.—Of an Infidel woman, who had four thousand maidens.
34. 34.28.—In what countries I have been.
35. 35.29.—In which countries I have been, that lay between the Tonow and the sea.
36. 36.30.—Of the castle of the sparrow-hawk, and how it is guarded.
37. 37.31.—How a poor fellow watched the sparrow-hawk.
38. 38.32.—More about the castle of the sparrow-hawk.
39. 39.33.—In which countries silk is grown, and of Persia and of other kingdoms.
40. 40.34.—Of the tower of Babilony that is of such great height.
41. 41.35.—Of Great Tartaria. (1)
42. 42.36.—The countries in which I have been, that belong to Tartary.
43. 43.37.—How many kings-sultan there were, whilst I was amongst the Infidels.
44. 44.38.—Of the mountain of St. Catherine.
45. 45.39.—Of the withered tree.
46. 46.40.—Of Jherusalem and of the Holy Sepulchre.
47. 47.41.—Of the spring in Paradise, with IIII rivers.
48. 48.42.—How pepper grows in India.
49. 49.43.—Of Allexandria.
50. 50.44.—Of a great giant.
51. 51.45.—Of the many religions the Infidels have.
52. 52.46.—How Machmet and his religion appeared.
53. 53.47.—Of the Infidels’ Easter-day. (1)
54. 54.48.—Of the other Easter-day.
55. 55.49.—Of the law of the Infidels.
56. 56.50.—Why Machmet has forbidden wine to Infidels.
57. 57.51.—Of a fellowship the Infidels have among themselves.
58. 58.52.—How a Christian becomes an Infidel.
59. 59.53.—What the Infidels believe of Christ.
60. 60.54.—What the Infidels say of the Christians.
61. 61.55.—How Christians are said not to hold to their religion.
62. 62.56.—How long ago it is since Machmet lived.
63. 63.57.—Of Constantinoppel.
64. 64.58.—Of the Greeks.
65. 65.59.—Of the Greek religion.
66. 66.60.—How the city of Constantinoppel was built.
67. 67.61.—How the Jassen have their marriages.
68. 68.62.—Of Armenia.
69. 69.63.—Of the religion of the Armenians.
70. 70.64.—Of a Saint Gregory.
71. 71.65.—Of a dragon and a unicorn.
72. 72.66.—Why the Greeks and Armeni are enemies.
73. 73.67.—Through which countries I have come away.
74. 74.NOTES. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV. — CHAPTER XVI. — CHAPTER XVII. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. — CHAPTER XXI. — CHAPTER XXII. — CHAPTER XXIII. — CHAPTER XXIV. — CHAPTER XXV. — CHAPTER XXVI. — CHAPTER XXVII. — CHAPTER XXVIII. — CHAPTER XXIX. — CHAPTER XXXI. — CHAPTER XXXII. — CHAPTER XXXIII. — CHAPTER XXXIV. — CHAPTER XXXV. — CHAPTER XXXVI. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. — CHAPTER XXXIX. — CHAPTER XL. — CHAPTER XLI. — CHAPTER XLII. — CHAPTER XLIII. — CHAPTER XLIV. — CHAPTER XLV. — CHAPTER XLVI. — CHAPTER XLVII. — CHAPTER LI. — CHAPTER LII. — CHAPTER LVI. — CHAPTER LVII. — CHAPTER LVIII. — CHAPTER LIX. — CHAPTER LX. — CHAPTER LXI. — CHAPTER LXII. — CHAPTER LXIII. — CHAPTER LXIV. — CHAPTER LXV. — CHAPTER LXVI. — CHAPTER LXVII.
75. 75.TITLES OF WORKS NOT FULLY CITED IN THE FOREGOING NOTES.
76. 76.INDEX.

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