The Westford Knight and Henry Sinclair

by Goudsward, David; Stone, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9780786446490
• ISBN10: 0786446498
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-19
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Foreword	p. 1
Preface	p. 3
The Indian on the Ledge	p. 7
The Sword and the Cross	p. 14
A Knight Is Found	p. 24
A Knight in Armor	p. 33
Jarl Henry and the Sinclairs	p. 43
A Knight Gunn	p. 52
The Zeno Narrative	p. 59
A Knight Under Siege	p. 75
The Sinclair Expedition	p. 86
Glooscap	p. 95
The Knight Tower	p. 101
The Boat Stone	p. 108
The Knights Templar	p. 117
Rosslyn Chapel	p. 128
A Knight Mythologized	p. 143
Epilogue	p. 157
Pohl's Similarities between Glooscap and Henry Sinclair	p. 165
The Zeno Narrative, R. H. Major Translation (1873)	p. 167
The Zeno Narrative, Fred W. Lucas Translation (1898)	p. 180
James P. Whittall's Twenty Tenets on the Newport Tower	p. 195
Chapter Notes	p. 199
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 249
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