prester

The range of subjects discussed is truly amazing -- from Prester John to slime.

I would be careful with the Prester John references, your mileage may vary.

Interestingly when Europeans did get more serious about accurate maps this was for a large part driven by the search for the fabled Prester John, a Christian king thought to be ruling in India or Africa.

In 800 you'd want to find the most enlightened bishop nearby, present yourself as a traveller from some obscure pocket of Nestorian Christians in the far east (drop hints about Prester John), and get work helping to administer his estates.

There's stuff in antiquity that is mentioned a lot, yet we're not sure if it had any historical basis: Atlantis, the Great Flood, King Arthur, Prester John, etc.

Before that, fake books and documents went "viral" (notable: the protocols of the elders of Zion, prester John's letter, the donation of Constantine).

Since Top Prester-Werner (Author) is in the board of Netlify this makes sense.

When in reality it is likely to be less accurate than European descriptions of "the Kingdom of Prester John" (that is, Ethiopia, the sole Christian government in the Middle East at the time).

Before that, fake books and documents went "viral" (notable: the protocols of the elders of Zion, prester John's letter, the donation of Constantine).

When in reality it is likely to be less accurate than European descriptions of "the Kingdom of Prester John" (that is, Ethiopia, the sole Christian government in the Middle East at the time).

Since Top Prester-Werner (Author) is in the board of Netlify this makes sense.