Editing Ahmad ibn Fadlan (section)

==Appearances in popular culture==
Ahmad Ibn Fadlān is a major character in [[Michael Crichton]]'s 1976 novel ''[[Eaters of the Dead]]'', which draws heavily on Ibn Fadlān's writings in its opening passages. In the 1999 film adaptation of the novel, ''[[The 13th Warrior]]'', Ibn Fadlān is played by [[Antonio Banderas]].{{sfn|Lunde|Stone|2011|p=xxxi and xxxiii (quoting xxxiii n. 16)}}

Ibn Fadlān's journey is also the subject of the 2007 Syrian TV series ''[[Saqf al-Alam]]''.

[[List_of_characters_in_mythology_novels_by_Rick_Riordan#Samirah_al-Abbas|Samirah "Sam" al-Abbas]], a main character from ''[[Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard]]'', as well as her betrothed, [[List_of_characters_in_mythology_novels_by_Rick_Riordan#The_Al_Abbas_family|Amir Fadlan]], are said to be descendants of Ahmad ibn Fadlan.

In the 2003 anime ''[[Planetes]]'', the body of an astronaut named Ibn Fadlan was buried in a metal coffin by being sent to the depths of space. However, although he  says that he belongs to space, he somehow returned to his world environment and was perceived as [[space debris]]. Like Ibn Fadlan as a real-life [[Travel|voyager]], the retired astronaut says something important.{{vague|date=June 2023}}