Posted on 01/04/2018 9:31:22 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
A team of British scientists are set to make the trip to New Zealand this month, all in the hopes of unlocking the secrets hidden in a 600-year-old scroll.
The 15th-century English manuscript, known as the Canterbury Roll, is the only genealogical scroll in the whole southern hemisphere, making it an extremely unique and prized artifact.
Despite being in the care of the University of Canterbury (UC) for over a century, experts believe they are yet to uncover all of the scroll’s hidden meanings.
UC Senior Lecturer Dr. Chris Jones says it is crazy that no one really knows about its existence.
“The Canterbury Roll is the most significant and substantial medieval artifact in New Zealand. For 100 years, UC has been the guardian of this unique 600-year-old treasure, which tells the history of England from its mythical origins to the late Middle Ages,” he said.
“No-one has anything like this in New Zealand or Australia. And it’s utterly bonkers that no-one really knows we have it because it’s magnificent!”
The ancient document dates back to the Wars of the Roses, a series of English civil wars fought for control of the throne of England, which were the inspiration for George RR Martin’s “Game of Thrones.”
The battles spanned over three centuries, sparked by a conflict between two noble British families, the Lancasters and Yorks, with a number of major players in the historic war adapted into characters for the popular fantasy series.
“The Wars of the Roses are what ‘Games of Thrones’ is based on, and this is the Wars of the Roses laid out across a [16-foot], visually spectacular document,” Jones said.
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Pingy ding ding
I never knew there was anything so old and I am descended from the New Zealand “Mayflower” settlers...the First Four Ships...
Maybe because it was hidden in the university and not in the Canterbury Museum...
All hail Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons.
Looks like Latin....................
Plus why was it in New Zealand ???
the English part of New Zealand history doesn’t reach back that far...
The treaty between Queen Victoria and the Maoris was signed Feb 6, 1840...
the “Mayflower” settlers arrived in 1850...though there were a few before that...
That and $5 will get you a latte at Starbucks................
And all this time we thought you were on them..........LOL! :)
And this is... Jon Snow.
Oh, um... King of the North.
Eh ???
It very likely is written in Latin. Very few documents that old were written in the vernacular.
The genealogy is accompanied by an extensive commentary in Latin. The five-metre long manuscript roll was purchased by the University of Canterbury in 1918 from the Maude family of Christchurch.
The genealogy is accompanied by an extensive commentary in Latin. The five-metre long manuscript roll was purchased by the University of Canterbury in 1918 from the Maude family of Christchurch.
Another great thread. Really wonderful to see this sort of scientific work being done on ancient documents.
And the best pair in Westeros!
Yep, looks like they wrote it after having some Olde English...................
Thanks Oshkalaboomboom. There was a documentary that was related to the Time Team I think, and the legitimate (as opposed to bastard or other dodgy practices) royal line led to a now-deceased Australian descendant of King Edward IV.
The Wars (plural) of the Roses did not last three centuries unless they’re counting from the first Plantagenet to the first Tudor. That’s a mighty broad definition.
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