Schiltberger | Human Circus: Histories

Today, we’ll follow Johann Schiltberger’s journey under Bayezid’s control. There will be an escape attempt, epic battles, an epic snake battle, and some Ottoman history. I hope you like it.

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This episode, we begin the travels of Johann Schiltberger, a 14th/15th century, Bavarian Marco Polo who left his home for the crusade against the Ottomans and didn’t make it back for a long, long time. In the intervening 30 years, he travelled widely as a prisoner, first with the Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid, and then with Timur (aka Tamerlane) and those who succeeded him, reporting on the world and its monsters, miracles, and numerous battles.

Schiltberger lived a full life at a fascinating time in history. I’ll be telling his story and discussing his times over the course of 4 episodes. With episode one, we’ll take Schiltberger up to the Battle of Nicopolis and the first massive shift in his fortunes. Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for listening, Devon.

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