Columbus discovered America. So they say. But what of Leif
Ericsson? What of St. Brendan? Who inscribed that anguished message
on the Kensington Rune Stone? And who was The Westford Knight?We
are sure that Columbus made it to San Salvador - and back. And the
Icelandic Saga shores up faith in Leif Ericsson's voyage to North
America, although scholarly opinion of the Vinland map seems to
change every 10 years or so. St. Brendan's adventure has been
pretty generally dismissed as mere myth- as if myth could not be
rooted in truth. And the case of the Kensington Rune Stone
continues to generate controversy, despite an impressive
accumulation of evidence, both environmental and linguistic. And
then there is the Westford Knight. In 1954, the late Frank Glynn
uncovered the figure of a knight in full armor incised on a slab of
glacial rock along a roadside in Westford, Massachusetts. The
Knight's helmet, sword and shield all date to a specific decade in
the evolution of armor and arms. And the emblem on the shield
represents the armorial bearings of Clan Gunn, a noble family based
in Scotland's County Caithness. The figure is, in fact, a classic
military effigy, a type of monument commonly found in ancient
gravesites in Scotland and in the north of England. So what was the
Knight doing here?Facts cited in this little book suggest that The
Westford Knight sailed westward with his high-born kinsman, Henry
Sinclair, baron of Rosslyn and Earl of Orkney, in the service of
The Lady King. The author presents the evidence: THESE STONES BEAR
WITNESS. The verdict is for the reader to decide.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2010 |
| First published: |
August 2010 |
| Authors: |
Richard White
|
| Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - With printed dust jacket / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4520-1719-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4520-1719-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781452017198 |
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