Mastodawn

#BartolomeuDias of #Portugal took two caravels and a supply ship to explore, hoping to find #PresterJohn's Christian kingdom in #Africa. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1488 he landed in #MosselBay, around the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.

Waywords Studio Oct 17, 2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼" 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗰𝗼 -

Only a few titles of his I have not read now, and every one stirs the semiotician in me. A fantasy-history of the 12th century when a language-gifted peasant boy stumbles through crusader history: what power the word in this place?

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #umbertoeco #baudolino #historicalfiction #fantasyhistory #presterjohn #ThirdCrusade

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Virginicus May 13, 2023

@llewelly @theropologist We need to get the #PresterJohn hashtag moving. Which instance are the Blemmyes on?

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llewelly May 13, 2023

@theropologist
Prester John Mastodon is all around you, and you and your toots are in his kingdom.

#mastodon
#JohnMastodon
#PresterJohn

Alon Lischinsky Dec 20, 2022

Prester #JohnMastodon's letter to the Birdsiters: “If you should desire to come to our kingdom, we will place you in the greatest and most dignified place in our house, and you will be able to enjoy our abundance”

(h/t @LauraAmalasunta, whose fault this is after all)

#TwitterExodus #TwitterMigration #PresterJohn #JohnMastodon #PresterJohnMastodon

Sean D. Ehrlich Nov 20, 2022

I have an open tab with the Wikipedia article for #PresterJohn that’s been there for a couple of weeks. I gave no idea why anymore although I think I had a good reason at the time.