Early Travels in Palestine / Comprising the Narratives of Arculf, Willibald, Bernard, Sæwulf, Sigurd, Benjamin of Tudela, Sir John Maundeville, de la Brocquière, and Maundrell

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EARLY TRAVELS
IN
PALESTINE,

COMPRISING THE NARRATIVES OF
ARCULF, WILLIBALD, BERNARD, SÆWULF, SIGURD, BENJAMIN OF TUDELA, SIR JOHN MAUNDEVILLE, DE LA BROCQUIÈRE, AND MAUNDRELL.

EDITED, WITH NOTES,
By THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq., M.A., F.S.A., &c.

LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

MDCCCXLVIII.

TO HIS GRACE
THE LORD ARCHBISHOP OF YORK,
THIS VOLUME
IS VERY RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
BY
THE EDITOR.

CONTENTS.

	PAGE
Introduction by the Editor	[vii]
The Travels of Bishop Arculf, in the Holy Land, towards A.D. 700	[1]
The Travels of Willibald, A.D. 721-727	[13]
The Voyage of Bernard the Wise, A.D. 867	[23]
The Travels of Sæwulf, A.D. 1102 and 1103	[31]
The Saga of Sigurd the Crusader, A.D. 1107-1111	[50]
The Travels of Rabbi Benjamin, of Tudela, A.D. 1160-1173	[63]
The Book of Sir John Maundeville, A.D. 1322-1356	[127]
The Travels of Bertrandon de la Brocquière, A.D. 1432 and 1433	[283]
The Journey of Henry Maundrell, from Aleppo to Jerusalem, A.D. 1697	[383]