The Westford Knight and Henry Sinclair

Evidence of a 14th Century Scottish Voyage to North America, 2d ed.

David Goudsward (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

315 Seiten

2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7866-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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 over 20 books on a variety of literary and historical topics. A retired librarian turned independent scholar; his work has also appeared in various journals internationally. 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	37 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	422 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