tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3291743774864544754..comments2024-03-19T03:21:49.937-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Where'd We Bury That Guy?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-17850398631259301672017-06-26T14:03:45.239-04:002017-06-26T14:03:45.239-04:00R.T., I understand that there's a place that c...R.T., I understand that there's a place that claimed to have the head of John the Baptist - as a child... And we think people of today are gullible!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15784003825229604152017-06-26T13:38:09.185-04:002017-06-26T13:38:09.185-04:00Eve, when I was doing research for "The Left ...Eve, when I was doing research for "The Left Hand of Leonard" in my 1660's Paris Underworld series, I read about the possible locations of John the Baptist's head. It also seems that during the Crusades, holy relics were a prized possession for churches and monasteries to have on display. Such relics brought fame and followers who left contributions. Thus many a con man of that era sold pieces of bone with no certificate of authenticity, other than a good verbal story. Some bones weren't even human. No doubt there's a lot of splinters of the cross out there.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-20272622448268178142017-06-26T13:26:14.819-04:002017-06-26T13:26:14.819-04:00History is always more fun when you can look behin...History is always more fun when you can look behind the veil to find little known facts, or those facts that usually don't get into the standard history presentation.<br /><br />Thanks all for the comments.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16006046330022503422017-06-25T22:25:52.674-04:002017-06-25T22:25:52.674-04:00Columbus got his wish to travel. What a trek!
Con...Columbus got his wish to travel. What a trek!<br /><br />Congratulations to Elizabeth and you. I've not zip-lined since the age of 10 or 12 when we rigged pulleys and ropes in the barn to zip from one mow to the other. Does that count?Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49707101761872114422017-06-25T13:31:59.965-04:002017-06-25T13:31:59.965-04:00I went on a zipwire in the mountains at age 41. It...I went on a zipwire in the mountains at age 41. It was so fun! Would love to do that again!<br /><br />I'd think whichever bones showed the arthritic deterioration, would be the bones of the real Columbus.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40377985070383911502017-06-25T13:15:09.277-04:002017-06-25T13:15:09.277-04:00Fascinating post, R.T. I'd never known that Co...Fascinating post, R.T. I'd never known that Columbus's travels continued even after his death. I hope he's truly allowed to rest in peace now (wherever he may be).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30251800358058607512017-06-25T11:09:43.227-04:002017-06-25T11:09:43.227-04:00Good post - It's important to remember that th...Good post - It's important to remember that this was an age in which about a dozen places claimed to have the head of John the Baptist. Why shouldn't more than one place have Chris's bones? Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39249401533239535742017-06-25T08:45:04.474-04:002017-06-25T08:45:04.474-04:00Excellent article. I have an anecdote for you. In ...Excellent article. I have an anecdote for you. In 1965 my cousin in the US Marine Crop was sent to Florida to prepare for an invasion. He ended up on a tropical island sparring with men speaking Spanish. For three days he thought he was in Cuba. So much for telling grunts anything except - go kill that guy. They were, of course, in the Dominican Republic.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59489500877133415302017-06-25T07:20:48.728-04:002017-06-25T07:20:48.728-04:00Fun post here! I had no idea about all this.
And h...Fun post here! I had no idea about all this.<br />And hey, glad your own travels were fun too. :-)Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.com