tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197787519649202369.post8411529436404822979..comments2024-03-12T17:50:13.932-04:00Comments on The Westford Knight, the Newport Tower, and Related Sites: 1325 Date on Newport Tower?David Brodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623785833025125583noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197787519649202369.post-20376185246773653422016-11-09T14:01:48.119-05:002016-11-09T14:01:48.119-05:00Dennis Grim, are you referring to the Narragansett...Dennis Grim, are you referring to the Narragansett Rune Stone, found across the bay from the Tower? If so, my understanding is that there are numerous translations of that carving, with no consensus yet emerging. David Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623785833025125583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197787519649202369.post-82450832777566052022016-11-08T23:57:00.398-05:002016-11-08T23:57:00.398-05:00Is there any info on the newport rune stone? I bel...Is there any info on the newport rune stone? I believe translation is here we stand and fight/conquer. This stone is very close to the newport tower.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550322234842945479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197787519649202369.post-58841013307130421862014-11-28T16:03:01.495-05:002014-11-28T16:03:01.495-05:00I agree there are many similarities between the To...I agree there are many similarities between the Tower and Norse structures in Europe. Your dating would link the Tower to the Leif Ericsson voyages, which is definitely a possibility!<br />David Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623785833025125583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197787519649202369.post-66813293079169490492014-11-28T14:49:19.557-05:002014-11-28T14:49:19.557-05:00David,
Five years ago, I worked for a Danish Compa...David,<br />Five years ago, I worked for a Danish Company, Novo Nordisk Engineeering, based in Copenhagen. I was travelling with Gert Moelgaard, Sr. VP Engineering, and we visited the Newport Stone Tower. He believed at the time it was a Viking structure. His subsequent research, complete with pictures, indicated it was very similar in appearance and construction to those known to have been built by Vikings throughtout Europe, circa 990 AD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197787519649202369.post-65963127659245127292014-10-09T15:47:24.459-04:002014-10-09T15:47:24.459-04:00I agree with you, Lynn. But I'm not sure we ca...I agree with you, Lynn. But I'm not sure we can just ignore these possible findings--don't we have to at least examine them and, if they seem promising, preserve them? As science evolves, someday we may be able to conclusively date stone carvings.David Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623785833025125583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7197787519649202369.post-6484722266307512862014-10-09T07:45:54.889-04:002014-10-09T07:45:54.889-04:00Whatever may or may not be carved into those stone...Whatever may or may not be carved into those stones, there is no way to determine when it was done. Someone could have carved 1325 along with some runes, in 1850. Theories like this are launched, and then when they are dispelled, it only leads people to conclude, "Oh yeah, it must be colonial."Lynn Brantnoreply@blogger.com