The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Odoric of Pordenone
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 94
Odoric arrives in the margins as a fellow traveler whose name carries the weight of distant roads and far-off courts. There is a quiet, searching quality to the figure suggested by his life as a friar and voyager, though the text leaves his face unseen.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult friar
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 94
- Books
- 1
Odoric of Pordenone is recalled as a Franciscan friar who traveled to China and recorded the world around Kublai Khan’s court. His presence in the book is that of a fellow witness to distant lands, invoked as a point of comparison rather than given a personal arc. The text supplies no further account of his life or relationships.
Description
Odoric is identified as a Franciscan friar, but the text does not describe his height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, or facial features. His religious vocation suggests the simple dress of a friar, though no specific garments or accessories are detailed. His appearance remains otherwise unspecified.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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