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Westford Knight
"Westford Knight" is the name given to a pattern, variously interpreted as a carving or a natural feature, or a combination of both, located on a glacial boulder (also known as the Sinclair Rock) in Westford, Massachusetts in the United States.
It is notable for being the subject of popular or pseudohistorical speculation on Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. The pattern was first described as a Native American carving in 1883. The identification as a "medieval knight" dates to 1954.
==Early references==
The rock and carving is first mentioned in print in an 1883 town history, identified as an Indian carving: "A broad ledge which crops out near the house of William Kitteredge has upon its surface grooves made by glaciers. Rude outlines of the human face have been traced upon it, and the figure is said to be the work of Indians."〔Reverend Edwin R. Hodgman, ''History of the Town of Westford, Mass 1659–1883'' (Lowell, Mass.: Westford Town History Association, 1883).〕 The carving was subsequently identified as a broken Norse Sword by William Goodwin in his book on the America's Stonehenge site.〔William B. Goodwin, ''The Ruins of Great Ireland in New England'' (Boston: Meador Publishing Company, 1946).〕
Frank Glynn, president of the Connecticut Archaeological Society, re-located the carving and following discussions with Thomas Charles Lethbridge about Goodwin's theory, chalked in a full figure in 1954, resembling a medieval knight, with a sword and shield, and he is usually said to be the "discoverer of the Westford Knight."〔For example, in Richard White, ''These Stones Bear Witness'', page 93 (Anchor House, 2010). ISBN 978-1-4520-1718-1〕 It was Lethbridge who suggested to Glynn that the sword was not of Viking origin, but was "a hand-and-a-half wheel pommel sword" common in 14th century North Britain.〔Richard White, pages 87-88.〕
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