The Westford Knight and Henry Sinclair : Evidence of a 14th Century Scottish Voyage to North America
David. Goudsward
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Jefferson : : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (261 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Indian on the Ledge; 2. The Sword and the Cross; 3. A Knight Is Found; 4. A Knight in Armor; 5. Jarl Henry and the Sinclairs; 6. A Knight Gunn; 7. The Zeno Narrative; 8. A Knight Under Siege; 9. The Sinclair Expedition; 10. Glooscap; 11. The Knight Tower; 12. The Boat Stone; 13. The Knights Templar; 14. Rosslyn Chapel; 15. A Knight Mythologized; Epilogue; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index. - The Westford Knight is a controversial stone feature in Massachusetts. Some believe it is an effigy of a 14th century knight, evidence carved into stone of an early European visit to the New World by Henry Sinclair, the Earl of Orkney and Lord of Roslin. In 1954, an archaeologist encountered the mysterious stone carving, long known to locals and ascribed a variety of origin stories, and proposed it to be a remnant of the Sinclair expedition. The story of the Westford Knight is a mix of history, archaeology, sociology, and Knights Templar lore. This work unravels the threads of the Knight's his
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| ISBN | 9780786446490
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