Late Middle Ages · Europe · Exploration
1329
Friar Odoric of Pordenone returns from China
1329
The Franciscan friar arrived back in Padua after fourteen years wandering the Mongol world, dictating an account of Khanbaliq's postal relays, Hangzhou's canals, and the pepper gardens of Malabar. He described foot-binding, fishing with cormorants, and cities larger than any in Europe. His Relatio fed European fantasies of the East and supplied details that would reappear in Mandeville's fictional travels.
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Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.