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The best books published during the 13th century (January 1st, 1201 through December 31st 1300).

Most Rated Books by Year By Century
21st, 20th, 19th, 18th, BEFORE 18th

Best Books By Century:
21st, 20th,
19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th, 14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th

Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
80,000 to 99,999 - 100,000 to 199,999 - 200,000 to 499,999 - 500,000 to 999,999
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1	The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology by Snorri Sturluson 4.15 avg rating — 16,314 ratings score: 5,171, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Nibelungenlied by Unknown 3.82 avg rating — 9,201 ratings score: 3,864, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Travels by Marco Polo 3.57 avg rating — 8,603 ratings score: 3,472, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas 4.13 avg rating — 4,189 ratings score: 2,783, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Essential Rumi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 4.39 avg rating — 51,842 ratings score: 2,280, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach 3.73 avg rating — 4,041 ratings score: 2,260, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri 3.89 avg rating — 9,330 ratings score: 2,163, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Saga of the Volsungs by Anonymous really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,149 ratings score: 1,943, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Teachings of Rumi (The Masnavi): The Spiritual Couplets of Jalaludin Rumi by Jalal 4.13 avg rating — 474 ratings score: 1,874, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Egil's Saga by Anonymous really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,408 ratings score: 1,852, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Njal's Saga by Anonymous 3.92 avg rating — 5,655 ratings score: 1,743, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	گلستان سعدی by Saadi 4.50 avg rating — 3,534 ratings score: 1,465, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris 3.62 avg rating — 2,714 ratings score: 1,350, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Laxdæla Saga by Unknown 3.97 avg rating — 1,437 ratings score: 1,331, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Van den vos Reynaerde by Willem die Madocke maecte 3.21 avg rating — 4,051 ratings score: 1,265, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Tristan: with the Tristran of Thomas by Gottfried von Strassburg 3.84 avg rating — 1,832 ratings score: 969, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes by Unknown 4.26 avg rating — 12,965 ratings score: 875, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Knight in the Panther's Skin by Shota Rustaveli 4.66 avg rating — 3,431 ratings score: 871, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Masnavi, Book Two by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 4.49 avg rating — 301 ratings score: 858, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Classics of World Spirituality: Rumi's Divan of Shems of Tabriz by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 4.57 avg rating — 2,323 ratings score: 756, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Danish History by Saxo Grammaticus 3.79 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 737, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Quest of the Holy Grail by Unknown 3.91 avg rating — 2,346 ratings score: 674, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings by Snorri Sturluson 4.19 avg rating — 1,431 ratings score: 654, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America by Unknown 3.80 avg rating — 1,493 ratings score: 644, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Henry of Avranches 3.90 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 566, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffroi de Villehardouin 3.85 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 565, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans by Wumen Huikai 4.23 avg rating — 1,266 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Death of King Arthur by Unknown 4.01 avg rating — 1,728 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Karel ende Elegast by Unknown 2.76 avg rating — 2,454 ratings score: 364, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World by Kamo no Chōmei 3.99 avg rating — 2,196 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Canticle of the Sun (The Calligrapher's Notebooks) by Francis of Assisi 3.98 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine 3.87 avg rating — 390 ratings score: 354, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Saga di Hrafnkell by Anonymous 3.69 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	On Being and Essence by Thomas Aquinas 3.95 avg rating — 770 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Aucassin et nicolette by Aucassin et Nicolette 3.55 avg rating — 650 ratings score: 340, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald by Unknown 3.27 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Life of Saint Hugh of Avalon: Bishop of Lincoln 1186–1200 (Fontes Mediaevalium 2) by Gerald of Wales 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Tale of the Heike by Anonymous 4.05 avg rating — 1,643 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Tristan Band 1 by Gottfried von Strassburg 3.69 avg rating — 292 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah by Gershom Scholem (Editor) 4.01 avg rating — 947 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	La Queste del Saint Graal: Roman du XIII Siècle by Albert Pauphilet (Editor) 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Roman van Walewein by Penninc 3.27 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Eirik the Red and Other Icelandic Sagas by Unknown (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 1,237 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Masnavi: Book One by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 4.41 avg rating — 1,439 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Lanceloet en het hert met de witte voet by Unknown 2.93 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories by Unknown 3.81 avg rating — 1,049 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The wars of Frederick II against the Ibelins in Syria and Cyprus by Philip de Novare 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Lancelot of the Lake by Anonymous 3.97 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Magna Carta by Anonymous 3.80 avg rating — 293 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Crown: A Tale of Sir Gawein and King Arthur's Court by Heinrich von dem Türlin 3.84 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Milagros de Nuestra Señora by Gonzalo de Berceo 3.11 avg rating — 1,443 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance by Heldris de Cornualles 3.88 avg rating — 1,285 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Southern Passion by Anonymous 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Floris Ende Blancefloer by Diederic van Assenede 2.99 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Le Lai de l'Ombre by Jean Renart 3.28 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 261, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Old Man Who Does As He Pleases by Lu You 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali by Djibril Tamsir Niane 3.66 avg rating — 2,917 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu by Fujiwara no Teika 4.13 avg rating — 1,167 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Historia Destructionis Troiae by Guido delle Colonne 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	De Vier Heemskinderen by Unknown 3.33 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Willehalm by Wolfram von Eschenbach 3.49 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Summa Contra Gentiles: Volumes 1-4 in Five Books by Thomas Aquinas 4.08 avg rating — 156 ratings score: 246, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Eyrbyggja Saga by Unknown 3.91 avg rating — 556 ratings score: 243, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	La Suite du Roman de Merlin by Unknown 3.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 237, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Ferguut by Anonymous 3.13 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Möngke, 1253-1255 by Willem van Ruysbroeck 3.90 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 229, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Story of the Mongols Whom We Call the Tartars by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine 3.98 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 225, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown 3.88 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 219, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Carmina Burana by Anonymous 4.08 avg rating — 247 ratings score: 219, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The History of the Albigensian Crusade: Peter of les Vaux-de-Cernay's `Historia Albigensis' by Pierre Vaux de Cernay (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 215, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Romance of the Rose or Guillaume de Dole (The Middle Ages Series) by Jean Renart liked it 3.00 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 212, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Iwein by Hartmann von Aue 3.53 avg rating — 646 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars