David Goudsward
Foreword by Robert E. Stone
ISBN 978-0-7864-4649-0
29 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
260pp. softcover 2010
Price: $35.00
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Foreword by Robert E. Stone 1
Preface 3
1. The Indian on the Ledge 7
2. The Sword and the Cross 14
3. A Knight Is Found 24
4. A Knight in Armor 33
5. Jarl Henry and the Sinclairs 43
6. A Knight Gunn 52
7. The Zeno Narrative 59
8. A Knight Under Siege 75
9. The Sinclair Expedition 86
10. Glooscap 95
11. The Knight Tower 101
12. The Boat Stone 108
13. The Knights Templar 117
14. Rosslyn Chapel 128
15. A Knight Mythologized 143
Epilogue 157
Appendix 1: Pohl’s Similarities between Glooscap and Henry Sinclair 165
Appendix 2: The Zeno Narrative, R. H. Major Translation (1873) 167
Appendix 3: The Zeno Narrative, Fred W. Lucas Translation (1898) 180
Appendix 4: James P. Whittall’s Twenty Tenets on the Newport Tower 195
Chapter Notes 199
Bibliography 231
Index 249
About the Author
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.
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