![]() She wrote: ‘I know in my heart of hearts that it is a most excellent reason to do things merely because one likes the doing of them…’įreya’s quest to rediscover them took several weeks. She preferred to travel at her own pace, with no companions except local guides. ![]() Her curiosity about little-known regions often propelled her into uncharted territory: ignoring the dire warnings of friends and diplomats, she would set off on epic treks in search of lost treasure or archaeological remains. It wasn’t so much that she faced danger, but wheedled her way around it with a persuasive charm that generally proved to be unstoppable.Īged 37, Freya spoke Arabic and Persian fluently, and had an intimate knowledge of the Middle Eastern peoples and their history. The country was far from safe, but Freya was anything but fearful. The name itself was enough to suggest a degree of concern: although the assassins themselves were largely consigned to history, there was conflict between local tribes and people were still occasionally murdered on the high mountain passes. ![]() On a beautiful sunny morning in May 1930, Freya Stark was trekking through the mountains of Persia, on her way to the Valleys of the Assassins, writes Jo Woolf, Writer in Residence at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. ![]()
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