Intro:

Prester John was a Christian ruler 📏 . Not that kind of ruler, this kind of ruler 👑.

Prester John fought in the Crusades against Muslims. The Christians and Muslims were fighting over Jerusalem. Why? Well, it so happens the lucky city was the holy city of both religions. Isn’t it amazing? Out of all the cities in the world, those two religions’ gods chose that city in particular. I mean, Jerusalem is a pretty nice place, but it’s interesting.

Prester John was a linear descendant from the Magi. He won a battle and attempted to go on to Jerusalem but he was impeded by the Tigris River. Prester John presumably did not win Jerusalem because I think the Crusades continued after this. It’s kind of hard to tell when in the Crusades he was though, so I could be wrong.

(I ran out of things to write someone else add to this please)

MLA Citation: Brittanica, Prester John, Brittanica, last updated April 30, 2025, https://www.brittanica.com/topic/Prester-John-legendary-ruler.

Comments:

Andrew: I think this is pretty good, but you could say more about the whole legend thing and stuff. Also, I don’t see much about sustainability so please add some stuff.