The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
The Barbarorum king
Also known as king of the Barbarians
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11
He enters the account only briefly, a ruler whose generosity is remembered through the gifts he gives. The sparse details leave him an intriguing, distant presence at the edge of Marco Polo’s travels.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 1
The Barbarorum king appears only briefly in Marco Polo’s account, remembered as a ruler who gave gifts to the traveler. The text offers no further details about his life, character, or fate, leaving his place in the narrative defined by this act of hospitality.
Description
The account provides no physical description of the Barbarorum king: his age, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, and clothing are unspecified. He is identified only by his royal title, so any more particular appearance would be conjectural.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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