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Prester John: Prester John, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions as a hoped-for ally against the Muslims. Believed to be a Nestorian Prester John, Medieval England, High Middle Ages, Christian History, Late Middle Ages, Early Middle Ages, Marco Polo, Viking Age, John Legend

Prester John, also called Presbyter John or John the Elder, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions as a hoped-for ally against the Muslims. Believed to be a Nestorian (i.e., a member of an independent Eastern Christian church that did not accept the authority of the patriarch of Constantinople) and a king-priest reigning “in the Far East beyond Persia and Armenia,” Prester John was the centre of a number of legends that hark back to the…

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Prester John was for several centuries once one of the most famous people in the world, despite not having ever existed. His non-existence however didn't stop him having a great and possibly horrific legacy to those who believed in him in possibly the biggest example of the phrase "Be careful what you wish for". Before…

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