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
Medieval Battle Sword ... in Westford, Massachusetts. Can anyone deny the pommel, hilt and blade punch-marked into the bedrock?
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
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
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
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
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.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Millbury, MA--Booksigning
I'll be signing copies of Cabal of the Westford Knight at the Barnes & Noble in Millbury, MA on Saturday, 3:00-5:00.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Booksigning--Portsmouth, NH Barnes & Noble
I'll be signing copies of "Cabal of the Westford Knight" this Sunday, April 26, 3:00-5:00 at the Barnes & Noble in Newington (Portsmouth), NH.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Nashua Barnes & Noble--Talk and Booksigning
I'll be doing a talk followed by a booksigning for "Cabal of the Westford Knight" at the Barnes & Noble in Nashua this Saturday, April 18, 1:00-2:30. As always, it's nice to see familiar faces.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Manchester and Laconia, NH--Booksignings
I'll be doing a talk and booksigning at the Barnes & Noble in Manchester, NH on Friday, April 10, 6:00-8:00. Also a booksigning at Sundial Shop in Laconia, NH on Saturday, April 11, 11:00-1:00.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Templars and Shroud of Turin
Interesting story yesterday that the Vatican has confirmed the Knights Templar brought the Shroud of Turin out of the Middle East during medieval times and kept custody of it for over a century in France. This is consitent with what many believe: that the Templars took many religious artifacts from Jerusalem during the Crusades and brought them back to Europe for "safe keeping." Here's a link to the story:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6040521.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6040521.ece
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
"Trigrammatron"
For those who have read "Cabal of the Westford Knight," much is made at the end of the book of the possibility that the Tetragrammatron (the 4-letter Hebrew name of God which most know as Yahweh) may be a feminine word. This dovetails with the theory that the Knights Templar may have run afoul of the Church during medieval times because they believed in and worshiped the "feminine" aspect of the Godhead and rejected the strict patriarchal Church teachings. See the attached image, taken at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal by Tim Suess, showing what appears to be the Tetragrammatron inside a triangle, framed by rays of light commonly denoting divinity. This image is directly overhead in the pulpit in the middle of the nave. Upon closer inspection, the Tetragrammatron is actually a Trimgrammatron, with the first letter ("Yud" in Hebrew) omitted. Without the "Yud," the word reads "Chava"--or "Eve" in English. Importantly, this Basilica is believed to have been built by Colonial-era followers of the Templar traditions. Could it be that the Basilica's Templar builders purposely portrayed the divine in a feminine form?
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