Prester John (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In the middle ages, a legend persisted among Europeans that there was a Christian ruler in Asia, or Africa, who would come to join with European Christians to help fight Muslims in the Crusades. The only problem was that this distant Christian ruler didn’t exist. Yet, while the ruler was a fable, the story was actually based on some facts. Learn more about the legendary Prester John and how Europeans pinned their hopes on him on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Noom’s changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:04.0	In the Middle Ages, a legend persisted among Europeans that there was a Christian ruler in Asia or Africa who would come and join
0:14.6	with European Christians to help fight the Muslims during the Crusades. The only
0:18.6	problem was that this distant Christian ruler didn't exist. Yet while the ruler was a fable, the story was
0:25.1	actually based on some facts. Learn more about the legendary Prester John and how Europeans
0:30.4	pin their hopes on him on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Why are you listening to this podcast? When there are puddles to be jumped in?
0:51.0	Come on, let's get outside and play. All the need is a pair of
0:57.1	wellies in the pot of petty for loo. It's made with calcium and put him in D for immune support.
1:05.0	My mom says healthy mischief needs healthy bones.
1:09.0	And she knows best, most of the time.
1:13.0	Adventure awaits with Petty Fullu.
1:20.0	The origins of the Prester John's story go back well over a thousand years.
1:24.4	As Christianity spread across Europe, there were rumors of other Christian kingdoms
1:28.6	far away in Asia.
1:30.8	Europeans certainly knew about Asia, but they didn't really know much about Asia.
1:35.0	Good information from the East traveled slowly and would pass through many hands.
1:39.0	If you remember way back to my episode on if the ancient Romans and Chinese knew about each other, what they knew was very vague at best, and there was really no direct contact.
1:49.0	This situation didn't change after the fall of the Roman Empire.
1:52.0	If anything, the breakdown of a central government
1:54.5	made trade harder and decreased what little information
1:57.6	these parts of the world knew about each other.
1:59.9	The first confirm mention of Prester John
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