Ahmad ibn Fadlan
Videos
Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi or simply known as Ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century Arab traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embas
Ibn Fadlan manuscript page (in Arabic)
Ahmad ibn Fadlan's route from Baghdad to Bukhara
Ahmad ibn Fadlan's theorized route from Bukhara to Bulghar
The 13th Warrior
Videos
The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead. It stars Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, as well as Diane Venora and
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
…historians. They have also inspired works of fiction, including Michael Crichton's novel Eaters of the Dead and the novel's subsequent film adaptation The 13th Warrior. Ahmad ibn Fadlan was described as an Arab in contemporaneous sources. However, the Encyclopedia of Islam and Richard N. Frye add that nothing can be…
Theatrical release poster
Beowulf Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f. 132r