What do you think? You can have your say by posting below.
If you do not already have an account Click here to Register.

Diving straight into Q2, could we be looking at a Mappa Mundi?

The most famous for most Brits is the one held in Hereford Cathedral. It fits the bill of a medieval vellum; Jerusalem is reckoned, at this time, to be the centre of the world. The Here part of Hereford means army (Anglo Saxon) and a ford is a river crossing

Are we talking about Hereford?

Or Leicester? Wasn't Richard III's headless body left on a bridge there?

Q2 is nothing to do with the Three Choirs is it?
Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester?

You'll need to solve all the clues - Richard is correct.

Moving to the third part, I am only right if the setter has made a mistake.

My answer is Worcester.

The headless king would be Charles I but the temporary home of an oak tree (and hence the Royal Oak) was for the subsequent Charles II following the battle of Worcester.

Worcester is the name of the company founded by Cecil Duckworth - it specialises in combination boilers. The hexagonal junction is, I suspect, a reference to Sixways the home of Worcester Warriors (Chairman: C Duckworth)

But if only you were right earlier surely that discounts Worcester Richard?

A 'holm' is an islet or island, Royal Island = Kingsholm!

Wish I could play - Didnt Wittgenstein have something to do with the Nachlass?

Eh ? any way you carry on Bleach .

You are so close Richard
but no oak tree, think of the commandery and his father.
No points until someone gets the Saints link!!

Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester - The Three Choir Festival, (festivities) one of the choirs is the All Saints Choir.

And yes I know i'm talking to myself...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009:06:05:23:34:27 by ChrisG.

Link

Look, I was working on a theory that this could relate to Nacho,, Im obviously on a different plain to you

Rob - no Nachos link in Q 1 .

Yep I am talking to myself.

Can I suggest if you run this again you set ground rules beforehand as to how to answer, its not nice just being totally ignored.

You're not being ignored Chris - my answer below your first shot at 3 choirs was aimed at you, but possibly unclear.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009:06:06:22:30:53 by St Marlowe.

Come on Guys have a go at Old Petes Question!!

Chris G Got it right. 4 Points jumped the answers to qustion 2

Richard gets 4 points also for 1 and 3 but getting the Oak tree and Worcester mixed up cost him the rest

Bleach gets the remains (see what I did there?) for getting the word "Nachlass" on the board for the first time, and providing a Kant connection, who together with Wittgenstein, provides a nice lead into a future question which will revolve around "The Philosophers song"



medieval velum – Mappa Mundi Shows Jerusalem as the centre of the world

Army = Saxon Here, river crossing = ford

Hereford





Saints street names to north west and south of Kingsholm - St Mark’s St Catherine’s St Oswald. Dean’s Walk to the rear of the ground.

Holm = Island, Royal = Kings. No river today at King’s Holm

Gloucester





Charles I set up base here = headless King


Hexagonal Junction SixWays

Entrepreneur – Cecil Duckworth – Worcester combination Boilers



Worcester



Three choirs festival



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009:06:07:23:43:53 by St Marlowe.

I think that you are becoming obsessed with Dean blooming Richards. It's a dangerous and slippery slope