Best Books of the 13th Century

1.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,391 ratings
2.
The Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied
by: Unknown
3.82 avg rating — 8,697 ratings
3.
The Travels
The Travels 3.58 avg rating — 7,904 ratings
4.
Summa Theologica
Summa Theologica 4.13 avg rating — 4,053 ratings
5.
The Essential Rumi
The Essential Rumi 4.39 avg rating — 49,828 ratings
6.
Parzival
Parzival 3.74 avg rating — 3,837 ratings
7.
Vita Nuova
Vita Nuova 3.88 avg rating — 8,351 ratings
8.
The Saga of the Volsungs
The Saga of the Volsungs
by: Anonymous
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
9.
Teachings of Rumi (The Masnavi): The Spiritual Couplets of Jalaludin Rumi
Teachings of Rumi (The Masnavi): The Spiritual Couplets of Jalaludin Rumi
by: Jalal
4.12 avg rating — 460 ratings
10.
Egil's Saga
Egil's Saga
by: Anonymous
4.01 avg rating — 3,186 ratings
11.
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
by: Anonymous
3.94 avg rating — 5,365 ratings
12.
گلستان سعدی
گلستان سعدی
by: Saadi
4.50 avg rating — 3,391 ratings
13.
The Romance of the Rose
The Romance of the Rose 3.62 avg rating — 2,630 ratings
14.
Laxdæla Saga
Laxdæla Saga
by: Unknown
3.97 avg rating — 1,364 ratings
15.
Van den vos Reynaerde
Van den vos Reynaerde
by: Unknown
3.21 avg rating — 3,736 ratings
16.
Tristan: With the Tristran of Thomas
Tristan: With the Tristran of Thomas 3.84 avg rating — 1,776 ratings
17.
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes 4.26 avg rating — 11,712 ratings
18.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
The Knight in the Panther's Skin 4.66 avg rating — 3,035 ratings
19.
The Masnavi, Book Two
The Masnavi, Book Two 4.50 avg rating — 280 ratings
20.
Classics of World Spirituality: Rumi's Divan of Shems of Tabriz
Classics of World Spirituality: Rumi's Divan of Shems of Tabriz 4.56 avg rating — 2,310 ratings
21.
The Danish History
The Danish History 3.78 avg rating — 135 ratings
22.
The Quest of the Holy Grail
The Quest of the Holy Grail
by: Unknown
3.90 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
23.
Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings
Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings 4.19 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
24.
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America
The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America
by: Unknown
3.80 avg rating — 1,391 ratings
25.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi
Life of St. Francis of Assisi 3.89 avg rating — 65 ratings
26.
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople 3.89 avg rating — 185 ratings
27.
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans 4.23 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
28.
The Death of King Arthur
The Death of King Arthur
by: Unknown
4.01 avg rating — 1,670 ratings
29.
Karel ende Elegast
Karel ende Elegast
by: Unknown
2.75 avg rating — 2,288 ratings
30.
Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World
Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World 3.99 avg rating — 1,593 ratings
31.
Canticle of the Sun (The Calligrapher's Notebooks)
Canticle of the Sun (The Calligrapher's Notebooks) 3.95 avg rating — 103 ratings
32.
The Golden Legend
The Golden Legend 3.85 avg rating — 349 ratings
33.
Saga di Hrafnkell
Saga di Hrafnkell
by: Anonymous
3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings
34.
On Being and Essence
On Being and Essence 3.95 avg rating — 684 ratings
35.
Aucassin et nicolette
Aucassin et nicolette 3.55 avg rating — 551 ratings
36.
Eirik the Red and Other Icelandic Sagas
Eirik the Red and Other Icelandic Sagas
by: Unknown
3.80 avg rating — 1,205 ratings
36.
The Masnavi: Book One
The Masnavi: Book One 4.41 avg rating — 1,345 ratings
38.
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta
by: Anonymous
3.79 avg rating — 277 ratings
39.
The Crown: A Tale of Sir Gawein and King Arthur's Court
The Crown: A Tale of Sir Gawein and King Arthur's Court 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings
40.
Milagros de Nuestra Señora
Milagros de Nuestra Señora 3.11 avg rating — 1,305 ratings
41.
Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance
Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance 3.89 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
42.
Floris Ende Blancefloer
Floris Ende Blancefloer 2.96 avg rating — 251 ratings
43.
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali 3.65 avg rating — 2,711 ratings
44.
One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu
One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu 4.13 avg rating — 1,084 ratings
45.
De Vier Heemskinderen
De Vier Heemskinderen
by: Unknown
3.34 avg rating — 44 ratings
46.
Willehalm
Willehalm 3.44 avg rating — 143 ratings
47.
Eyrbyggja Saga
Eyrbyggja Saga
by: Unknown
3.92 avg rating — 520 ratings
48.
The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253-1255
The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253-1255 3.93 avg rating — 180 ratings
49.
Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana
by: Anonymous
4.09 avg rating — 234 ratings
50.
Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah
Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah 4.03 avg rating — 893 ratings
51.
Roman van Walewein
Roman van Walewein
by: Penninc
3.29 avg rating — 163 ratings
52.
Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories
Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories
by: Unknown
3.81 avg rating — 1,000 ratings
53.
Lancelot of the Lake
Lancelot of the Lake
by: Unknown
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 226 ratings
54.
Iwein
Iwein 3.53 avg rating — 571 ratings
55.
The Southern Passion
The Southern Passion
by: Anonymous
3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
56.
Historia Destructionis Troiae
Historia Destructionis Troiae 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
57.
Summa Contra Gentiles: Volumes 1-4 in Five Books
Summa Contra Gentiles: Volumes 1-4 in Five Books 4.04 avg rating — 144 ratings
58.
La Suite Du Roman de Merlin
La Suite Du Roman de Merlin
by: Unknown
3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
58.
Ferguut
Ferguut
by: Anonymous
3.11 avg rating — 255 ratings
60.
The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars
The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars 3.98 avg rating — 271 ratings
61.
The Lay of Havelok the Dane
The Lay of Havelok the Dane
by: Unknown
3.91 avg rating — 53 ratings
62.
The History of the Albigensian Crusade: Peter of les Vaux-de-Cernay's `Historia Albigensis'
The History of the Albigensian Crusade: Peter of les Vaux-de-Cernay's `Historia Albigensis' 3.72 avg rating — 40 ratings
63.
The Romance of the Rose or Guillaume de Dole (The Middle Ages Series)
The Romance of the Rose or Guillaume de Dole (The Middle Ages Series) 3.12 avg rating — 66 ratings
64.
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald
by: Unknown
3.24 avg rating — 96 ratings
64.
The Life of Saint Hugh of Avalon: Bishop of Lincoln 1186–1200 (Fontes Mediaevalium 2)
The Life of Saint Hugh of Avalon: Bishop of Lincoln 1186–1200 (Fontes Mediaevalium 2) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
64.
The Tale of the Heike
The Tale of the Heike
by: Anonymous
4.05 avg rating — 1,547 ratings
67.
Tristan Band 1
Tristan Band 1 3.70 avg rating — 262 ratings
68.
La Queste Del Saint Graalroman Du Xii Ie Siècle
La Queste Del Saint Graalroman Du Xii Ie Siècle 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
69.
Lanceloet en het hert met de witte voet
Lanceloet en het hert met de witte voet
by: Unknown
2.89 avg rating — 199 ratings
70.
The wars of Frederick II against the Ibelins in Syria and Cyprus
The wars of Frederick II against the Ibelins in Syria and Cyprus 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
71.
Le Lai de l'Ombre
Le Lai de l'Ombre 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
72.
The Old Man Who Does As He Pleases
The Old Man Who Does As He Pleases
by: Lu You
3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings