The Westford Knight and Henry Sinclair
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7866-5 (ISBN)
The Westford Knight is a mysterious, controversial stone carving in Massachusetts. Some believe it is an effigy of a 14th century knight, evidence 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 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 history, separating fact from fantasy.This revised edition includes a new foreword and four new chapters which add context to the myth-building that has surrounded the Westford Knight and artifacts like it.
David Goudsward is the author of numerous articles and publications on genealogy and New England megalithic sites. He is a frequent lecturer on genealogical and historical topics. He lives in Lake Worth, Florida.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Patricia Trainor O’Malley
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 Knights Templar
13. Rosslyn Chapel
14. A Knight Mythologized
15. The Tor Bay Runic Axe
16. The Boat Stone and the Map Rock
17. Knightly Reliquae
18. A Knight Hooked
Epilogue
Appendix 1—Pohl’s Glooscap and Henry Sinclair Similarities
Appendix 2—The Zeno Narrative, Major Translation (1873)
Appendix 3—The Zeno Narrative, Lucas Translation (1898)
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 30 photos |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 440 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7866-9 / 1476678669 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7866-5 / 9781476678665 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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