Prester John Definition

Prester John Sentence Examples

• The king of Portugal next despatched Bartolomeu Diaz in 1486 to continue discoveries southwards; while, in the following year, he sent Pedro de Covilhao and Affonso de Payva to discover the country of Prester John.

• His African experiences suggested The African Colony (1903), A Lodge in the Wilderness (1906), and Prester John (1910).

• The legend of Prester John is based on the idea of the conversion of a Mongol tribe, the Karith, whose chieftain Ung Khan at baptism received the title Malek Juchana (King John).

• The history of Prester John no doubt originally gathered round some nucleus of fact, though what that was is extremely difficult to determine.

• Before Prester John appears upon the scene we find the way prepared for his appearance by a kindred fable, which entwined itself with the legends about him.