The Westford Knight and Henry Sinclair
Evidence of a 14th Century Scottish Voyage to North America
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:27th Mar '20
Should be back in stock very soon
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.
Reviews of the first edition: “Intriguing”—The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord.
ISBN: 9781476678665
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
Weight: 440g
260 pages
2nd Revised edition