The Newport Tower

The Newport Tower
Medieval stone tower ... in Rhode Island. Does it look like any other Colonial structure you've seen? Recent carbon dating of the mortar indicates 1400s construction date (see post below).

The Westford Knight Sword

The Westford Knight Sword
Medieval Battle Sword ... in Westford, Massachusetts. Can anyone deny the pommel, hilt and blade punch-marked into the bedrock?

The Spirit Pond Rune Stone

The Spirit Pond Rune Stone
Medieval Inscription ... in Maine, near Popham Beach. Long passed off as a hoax, but how many people know the Runic language? And how is it that some of the Runic characters match rare runes on inscriptions found in Minnesota and Rhode Island? Carbon-dating of floorboards at nearby long house date to 1405.

The Narragansett Rune Stone

The Narragansett Rune Stone
Medieval Inscription ... in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. This Runic inscription is only visible for twenty minutes a day at low tide--is this also the work of a modern-day, Runic-speaking hoaxster?

The Westford Boat Stone

The Westford Boat Stone
Medieval Ship Carving ... in Westford, MA. Found near the Westford Knight site. Weathering patterns of carving are consistent with that of 600-year-old artifact. And why would a Colonial trail-marker depict a knorr, a 14th-century ship?

The Kensington Rune Stone

The Kensington Rune Stone
Medieval Inscription... in Minnesota. Forensic geology confirms the carvings predate European settlement of Minnesota--so did Runic-speaking Native Americans carve it?

The Hooked X Rune

The Hooked X Rune
Medieval Runic Character ... on inscriptions found in Maine, Minnesota and Rhode Island. But this rare rune was only recently found in Europe. This conclusively disproves any hoax theory while also linking these three artifacts together.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Mary Magdalen in Cistercian Painting


This 14th-century painting hangs in the Cistercian Royal Monastery of the Holy Cross, in the province of Tarragona, Spain. Mary Magdalene (at foot of cross) is depicted as pregnant, with belly and navel protruding. The Cistercians, of course, were the sister order to the Knights Templar. (Thanks to researcher Steve Dimarzo for forwarding this to me.)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Naysayers need to talk to a modern free Mason about the Hooked X, it is common in Masonic literature that goes back to the early 1300's. People are so afraid that History may have to be rewritten, well, has it ever really been written about truthfully? I don't believe that Columbus discovered the Americas or the West Indies, they were discovered at least a hundred years before. I would love to hear an explaination for the Knight's Sword in Westford, MA, as this is close to where I grew up, as is America's Stonehenge.

David Brody said...

My novel, Cabal of the Westford Knight, offers one possible explanation for the Westford carving, and also delves into the America's Stonehenge site.

Anonymous said...

The Golden Legend in southern France tells of the escape of Mary Magdalen, her son, her brother Lazarus and several others in their father Joseph of Arimathea's boat. Intermarriage with the Visigoths resulted in the Merovingian bloodline. This is so widely believed, it is in the Michelin travel guide!

David Brody said...

I was not aware this info was in the Michelin travel guide!