This is where I have started my research. Now it has become Unit 3 of my book. The unit is titled "Unveiling the Alien: The Diplomatic Overtures on the Brink of the All-Out War". Chapter 1 which deals with the Mongol invasion of Central Europe in 1241-1242 is called "The Squall from the East".
I have started to check the previous version. As usual, there are many corrections though it is only the initial stage of my work. On the next step, I will evaluate my findings of the new research that I have done on the subject. Then, I will endeavor to match the new extracts with the older ones.
I will appreciate any comments on my work. Even experts in the field do not cover all the possible angles and sometimes I am in doubt to decide which version to follow. A fresh look from the outside, both from a layman and a specialist, might be most welcome.
Just to give you a taste of what I am thinking about. Many European commentaries, such as the author of the Novgorod Chronicle and Matthew Paris, keep their eyes on the Mongols' brutality. The Pope calls the eastern invaders to halt their extermination of people without discrimination. How about the following outlook: the khans were adamant believers in their mission to subjugate all the nations of the world. Those who opposed their proposal would become an enemy and had to perish since they betrayed the divine order. Those who proposed peace were viewed as applicants for submission and were given instructions how their submission should be exercised. The Mongols were the prisoners of their chimerical dream and their persistence in fulfilling it turned into the nightmare for their neighbors.
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