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'''Maffeo Polo''' was a [[Venice|Venetian]] merchant and explorer, the brother of [[Niccolò Polo]] and uncle of [[Marco Polo|Marco]]. | '''Maffeo Polo''' was a [[Venice|Venetian]] merchant and explorer, the brother of [[Niccolò Polo]] and uncle of [[Marco Polo|Marco]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
=== | ===Stay at Masyaf=== | ||
Maffeo travelled extensively between 1252 and 1294, but it was in the year of 1257 that Maffeo and his brother travelled to the aged-fortress of [[Masyaf]] to meet with [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Assassin Order]] at the time. They spent six months in Masyaf, and while his brother spent much of his time with Altaïr, Maffeo grew restless, longing to set sail and leave the Assassin's fortress behind. To counter his brothers boredom, Niccolò told him about the history of the fortress. | Maffeo travelled extensively between 1252 and 1294, but it was in the year of 1257 that Maffeo and his brother travelled to the aged-fortress of [[Masyaf]] to meet with [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Assassin Order]] at the time. They spent six months in Masyaf, and while his brother spent much of his time with Altaïr, Maffeo grew restless, longing to set sail and leave the Assassin's fortress behind. To counter his brothers boredom, Niccolò told him about the history of the fortress. | ||
===Departure from Masyaf=== | |||
During the [[Fall of Masyaf|preliminary Mongol attacks]] on the fortress in 1257, the Grand Master bequeathed [[Seals of Altaïr|five keys]] to Maffeo's brother, asking him to keep them safe. Altaïr also gave the brothers his [[Codex]], though it was lost two days later during an attack by a [[Mongols|Mongol]] scouting party. | During the [[Fall of Masyaf|preliminary Mongol attacks]] on the fortress in 1257, the Grand Master bequeathed [[Seals of Altaïr|five keys]] to Maffeo's brother, asking him to keep them safe. Altaïr also gave the brothers his [[Codex]], though it was lost two days later during an attack by a [[Mongols|Mongol]] scouting party. Following these events, the Polos', now honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to [[Constantinople]]; their mission was then to create an [[Assassins guild (Constantinople)|Assassins guild]] within the city. | ||
Following these events, the Polos', now honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to [[Constantinople]]; their mission was then to create an [[Assassins guild (Constantinople)|Assassins guild]] within the city. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 9 October 2011
Maffeo Polo was a Venetian merchant and explorer, the brother of Niccolò Polo and uncle of Marco.
Biography
Stay at Masyaf
Maffeo travelled extensively between 1252 and 1294, but it was in the year of 1257 that Maffeo and his brother travelled to the aged-fortress of Masyaf to meet with Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Grand Master of the Assassin Order at the time. They spent six months in Masyaf, and while his brother spent much of his time with Altaïr, Maffeo grew restless, longing to set sail and leave the Assassin's fortress behind. To counter his brothers boredom, Niccolò told him about the history of the fortress.
Departure from Masyaf
During the preliminary Mongol attacks on the fortress in 1257, the Grand Master bequeathed five keys to Maffeo's brother, asking him to keep them safe. Altaïr also gave the brothers his Codex, though it was lost two days later during an attack by a Mongol scouting party. Following these events, the Polos', now honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to Constantinople; their mission was then to create an Assassins guild within the city.