More believable

Although I have read all of the travel narratives so far believing less than 50% of the descriptions, there is something in the writings of Leo Africanus which rang more true than those previous. It comes from the two stories he imbedded in his narrative-one concerning the beating of a man by a friend and the other concerning an Amphibian. Africanus seems to have gone out of his way, more than the others, to add credibility to his tales. In this way he attempts to he solidify his position as a historian -one who does not gloss over facts to appeal to either his former countrymen or his benefactors.