Divining DD, divining - or dowsing in the Niccolo Books
Overview and Issue
[edit | edit source]This short article is on a successful instance of Divining - or at least finding a shipwreck.
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Abstract
[edit | edit source]- Ian Archibald teamed with John Longton to search for the ship loaded with treasure from Scotland for Charles 1's coronation. "The ship had been loaded with treasure which the King had amassed during a tour of Scotland prior to his Coronation in Edinburgh - preparations for which had left the Treasury almost bankrupt! It was fully loaded with jewellery, gold and silver pieces, including a silver dinner service commissioned by Henry VIll, but
having set sail, it was caught in a sudden storm and went down with the loss of all hands apart from two from the 35-strong crew."
Author
[edit | edit source]- Unattributed. The short article is from 'The Scotsman', with an Addendum on divining from DD, answering a question from Bill Marshall on whether NIcholas's Divining skills were a plot divice.
Dunnett Book Citations
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Historical People
[edit | edit source]- John Longton - Diviner
- Prince Philip
- Charles 1
- Ian Archibald - Cartographer
- Bill Marshall
- Dorothy Dunnett
Fictional Characters
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Locations
[edit | edit source]- Burntisland
Bibliography
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Literature
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Illustrations
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Historical Events
[edit | edit source]- Search for the Treasure ship, The Blessing of Burntisland, which sank in the Firth of Forth in 1633.
Other References
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Quotes from Dunnett
[edit | edit source]- "The divining isn't a chance element in the story, nor is it a plot tool, or it would have rescued its possessor from a few more dire situations than it did. Its entry is not so arbitrary either, as you might think. Its first appearance is closely identified with one of those flashes of perception we have already seen, linking N to the future. Its other importance - apart from its actual industrial history - lies in what its handling tells you progressively about N. And initially of course, it demonstrates how he is capable of using the power selflessly, sometimes to save and protect."