Clement & Dagena return for another action-packed adventure.
From the cold and dreary shores of Greenland to the fabled land of Vinland. The
legendary treasure of the Knights Templar awaits.
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Clement: The Templar’s Treasure
is set in the middle of the 12th century. It was the age of chivalry
and the day of the troubadours. The history of Europe during this time is well
known. There have been countless books written about the crusades and the
jousting tournaments prevalent during this age. Every student of medieval
history knows about Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, and Geoffrey of
Monmouth. Even the peasant life of medieval Europe has been written about and
popularized by writers such as Frances and Joseph Gies. In China, this was the
age of the Song dynasty and the birth of gunpowder. However, not much is known
about what was going on across the ocean in North America.
(Christian Krohg) Leif Discovering America
In this third installment of the Clement series, the boy
knight travels in the wake of Leif Erikson, albeit a century and a half after
that explorer first mentions Vinland in the Norse sagas. It is said that Leif
filled a boat with grapes in a region more temperate than Greenland or Iceland.
It is thought by historians Leif might have stumbled across the cranberry bogs
of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Not much is known about the people living in this
region during the 12th century. The indigenous inhabitants of New England at
this time did not keep calendars or written records, or if they did, they have
not survived. It would be nearly five centuries until the English colonists in
the 17th century recorded anything about the Wampanoag or Nipmuck peoples that lived
in this area. As I am a native New Englander, I am familiar with the history of
these Native American people. In my book, I describe in detail what a Nipmuck
village might have looked like in the 12th century. I based the description on
a late 16th century watercolor of an Algonquin village which is located in the
British Museum. It is believed that like most European towns and cities in
medieval times, indigenous American towns would also have been fortified to
prevent a sudden attack by a hostile power.
I am well familiar with the topography in Clement: The
Templar’s Treasure. I grew up in Central Massachusetts and woke up every
morning with a view of the ‘Lone Mountain’ out my bedroom window. The name of
the mountain is Wachusett which, loosely translated is an Algonquin word for
‘Near the Mountain.’ My research of the Nipmuck and Wampanoag of New England
was limited to descriptions and literature of early colonists like William
Bradford. However, a lot can be discovered by reading these early accounts of
New England life. I imagine that not much had changed in the centuries between
the events in my book and the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620.
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Craig R. Hipkins
Craig R. Hipkins grew
up in Hubbardston Massachusetts. He is the author of medieval and gothic
fiction. His novel, Adalbert is the sequel to Astrolabe written by his late
twin brother Jay S. Hipkins (1968-2018) He is an avid long-distance runner and
enjoys astronomy in his spare time.
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