Rosslyn

by Sinclair, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781841584171
• ISBN10: 1841584177
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Summary

Rosslyn Chapel and Castle near Edinburgh have long exerted a powerful magnetism and mystery for people all over the world. This enthrallying new book follows the story of Rosslyn over two and a half millennia, exploring--and sometimes exploding--the many myths and misinterpretations that have grown up around this extraordinary place, offering astonishing insights that change the very history of Scotland.

Table of Contents

Prologue	ix
1. The Labyrinth and the Bull	1	(10)
2. Sanctus Clams	11	(7)
3. King Arthur and the Grail	18	(16)
4. The Knights of Black and White	34	(13)
5. The Knights of the Stone Grail	47	(13)
6. The Matter of Bannockburn	60	(7)
7. The Makers of Weapons	67	(12)
8. The Northern Commonwealth	79	(9)
9. Renaissance and Defeat	88	(9)
10. The Sacred Shape of the Stones	97	(14)
11. The Chapel of the Grail	111	(11)
12. An Eden of Stone	122	(10)
13. A Loyal Downfall	132	(13)
14. Faith and Penury	145	(17)
15. Woe to the Jacobites	162	(14)
16. The Radical Lodges	176	(14)
17. Phantoms and Myths	190	(8)
Chapter Notes	198	(11)
Index	209