On the southern coast of Britain, there's a small island that was in the UK news recently regarding testing
the new 'Track & Trace' app in order to locate and destroy the 2020 Kung-Flu. This diamond-shaped chunk
of land that sits only four miles from England's coastline is called The Isle of Wight.
On that island is a chapel, a quaint place where something very odd happened in the year of 1831.
A young girl called Lucy Lightfoot would visit the church of St. Olave and over the days of her perusal,
would become infatuated with a coffee-coloured oak effigy of a long-ago knight.
This hallowed building was erected in 1292 by the Estur family and was situated on the grounds of
the family home, Gatcombe House. In the gloom to the left of the alter is the prone carved statue
clutching a shield to his chest and holding a dagger in his right hand.
Legend has it that the chiselled sword that hung at the knight's waist held a lodestone in its hilt,
a magnetic chunk of mineral that served as a jewel for the sculpture. No doubt, the stone drew north
just as the smooth graven image drew the blond-haired seventeen year-old to the nobleman's grave.
The life-sized carving displays the figure with crossed legs, indicative of those who went to the Holy Land
and arrived in Jerusalem. A diminutive angel cradles the knight's helmeted head and his feet rest on a
unnamed faithful dog.
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St. Olave's Chapel and the sleeping Knight.
Lucy Lightfoot gazed on the wooden depiction of Sir Edward Estur, who in 1265 left to fight in the crusades
and flimsy reports state he died in 1303 in Palestine. With his body being transported back to the family home,
Sir Edward rested in the peace of St. Olave's and in another world, would be forgotten.
But Lucy's obsession with Sir Edward made sure his resting place wouldn't hold the peace we'd assume
and with her constant prayers and wild imaginings, one can wonder what powers beyond this world were
being attracted.
On 13 June 1831 and during one of Lucy's visits, a total eclipse of the sun was witnessed by the residents of
the island and as the skies darkened, a violent thunderstorm began. Hail bombarded the small chantry and
lightning flashed around the hallowed grounds of St Olave's.
Inside, Lucy Lightfoot waited out the unusual Summer weather and the rare astronomical event with the figure
of her one devotion, Sir Edward.
When the storm abated, Lucy’s terrified horse was found tethered to the church gate, but Lucy had vanished
and despite extensive searches inside and out of the church by concerned villagers, she was never seen again.
What was also strange was that the lodestone set into the sword of the knight had disappeared too.
The only clue was a sprinkling of dust around the base of the tomb where Sir Edward Estur rested.
The girl's distraught Father and brothers searched the surrounding woods for months after, but to no avail.
Lucy and the magnetic jewel had gone.
...............................
In 1865 a Methodist Minister -Reverend Samuel Trelawney from the Scilly Isles, had been researching the
Crusades when he stumbled upon a document written by the Chancellor to the King of Cyprus dated 1297.
The old manuscript contained details of an English Knight called Edward Estur travelling the highways and
byways of Jerusalem. Accompanying this Crusader was his wife, a ‘brave and beautiful woman' called Lucy!
Further descriptions told that the enigimatic girl who followed her heroic knight stemmed from the District of
Carrisbrooke Castle, a location very close to Gatcombe on a faraway English island. An extra detail was recorded
in the papers that the sword of Sir Estur was seen and it was noted that a magical stone was embedded within
its hilt.
The story continued that the faithful Lucy struggled to have the happy life she yearned for with the valiant Edward
and during an ambiguous battle, he sustained a severe head injury. With no recollection of who he was or where
he was, Sir Edward was shipped back to his family home to recover.
Unfortunately Lucy was not told of this and so she mourned under the impression that he was killed in battle.
The years passed and Sir Edward never did recover fully. But for Lucy, she picked up her life again and married
a local Sicilian, living out the rest of years as the wife of a farmer.
...............................
An example of time travel through love or just some jumbling of instances that lead to a false conclusion?
Only Lucy Lightfoot knows for sure.
the new 'Track & Trace' app in order to locate and destroy the 2020 Kung-Flu. This diamond-shaped chunk
of land that sits only four miles from England's coastline is called The Isle of Wight.
On that island is a chapel, a quaint place where something very odd happened in the year of 1831.
A young girl called Lucy Lightfoot would visit the church of St. Olave and over the days of her perusal,
would become infatuated with a coffee-coloured oak effigy of a long-ago knight.
This hallowed building was erected in 1292 by the Estur family and was situated on the grounds of
the family home, Gatcombe House. In the gloom to the left of the alter is the prone carved statue
clutching a shield to his chest and holding a dagger in his right hand.
Legend has it that the chiselled sword that hung at the knight's waist held a lodestone in its hilt,
a magnetic chunk of mineral that served as a jewel for the sculpture. No doubt, the stone drew north
just as the smooth graven image drew the blond-haired seventeen year-old to the nobleman's grave.
The life-sized carving displays the figure with crossed legs, indicative of those who went to the Holy Land
and arrived in Jerusalem. A diminutive angel cradles the knight's helmeted head and his feet rest on a
unnamed faithful dog.
St. Olave's Chapel and the sleeping Knight.
Lucy Lightfoot gazed on the wooden depiction of Sir Edward Estur, who in 1265 left to fight in the crusades
and flimsy reports state he died in 1303 in Palestine. With his body being transported back to the family home,
Sir Edward rested in the peace of St. Olave's and in another world, would be forgotten.
But Lucy's obsession with Sir Edward made sure his resting place wouldn't hold the peace we'd assume
and with her constant prayers and wild imaginings, one can wonder what powers beyond this world were
being attracted.
On 13 June 1831 and during one of Lucy's visits, a total eclipse of the sun was witnessed by the residents of
the island and as the skies darkened, a violent thunderstorm began. Hail bombarded the small chantry and
lightning flashed around the hallowed grounds of St Olave's.
Inside, Lucy Lightfoot waited out the unusual Summer weather and the rare astronomical event with the figure
of her one devotion, Sir Edward.
When the storm abated, Lucy’s terrified horse was found tethered to the church gate, but Lucy had vanished
and despite extensive searches inside and out of the church by concerned villagers, she was never seen again.
What was also strange was that the lodestone set into the sword of the knight had disappeared too.
The only clue was a sprinkling of dust around the base of the tomb where Sir Edward Estur rested.
The girl's distraught Father and brothers searched the surrounding woods for months after, but to no avail.
Lucy and the magnetic jewel had gone.
...............................
In 1865 a Methodist Minister -Reverend Samuel Trelawney from the Scilly Isles, had been researching the
Crusades when he stumbled upon a document written by the Chancellor to the King of Cyprus dated 1297.
The old manuscript contained details of an English Knight called Edward Estur travelling the highways and
byways of Jerusalem. Accompanying this Crusader was his wife, a ‘brave and beautiful woman' called Lucy!
Further descriptions told that the enigimatic girl who followed her heroic knight stemmed from the District of
Carrisbrooke Castle, a location very close to Gatcombe on a faraway English island. An extra detail was recorded
in the papers that the sword of Sir Estur was seen and it was noted that a magical stone was embedded within
its hilt.
The story continued that the faithful Lucy struggled to have the happy life she yearned for with the valiant Edward
and during an ambiguous battle, he sustained a severe head injury. With no recollection of who he was or where
he was, Sir Edward was shipped back to his family home to recover.
Unfortunately Lucy was not told of this and so she mourned under the impression that he was killed in battle.
The years passed and Sir Edward never did recover fully. But for Lucy, she picked up her life again and married
a local Sicilian, living out the rest of years as the wife of a farmer.
...............................
An example of time travel through love or just some jumbling of instances that lead to a false conclusion?
Only Lucy Lightfoot knows for sure.
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