Well, at least post a link to that event. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436598 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436598 Fadlan's descriptions do

Well, at least post a link to that event. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436598 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24436598 Fadlan's descriptions don't actually seem so fantastical & embellished to me, maybe he was that rare thing, a historian in the current meaning of the word. Edit: and it's a truly fascinating read.