)Check. It's a house of worship in the small village/town that A. Tennyson grew up. (His father was a rector at the church). "Nature red in tooth and claw" is from a poem Tennyson wrote, "In Memoriam A.H.H."
In the UK. check.
I'm unsure how that clue fits in.
It's a quote attributed to Tennyson, but beyond that I'm not sure.Check.
Check. "Crossing the bar" is a euphemism attributed to Tennyson meaning to die or "pass away." The image of St. Margaret's in the post had grave markers in it.
Well, Tennyson's birthday is 1908. There's the plaque in the church that gives Tennyson's birthyear. Beyond that I'm not sure. Is there more to the date?
St. Margarets would be the correct answer,collinsmark said:
Tennyson's year of birth was actually 1809 but we all get a little dyslexic once in a while, 
First guess, Roskilde Cathedral, Jutland, Denmark. (I love history and this one was new to me.)collinsmark said:
Correct!1oldman2 said:First guess, Roskilde Cathedral, Jutland, Denmark. (I love history and this one was new to me.)
Harald Bluetooth was a person long before the wireless technology.
'Sounds like something a father might say to his son. Harald Bluetooth's father was Gorm the Old.
Harold Bluetooth went on to become king of Denmark, and even king of Norway for a little while.
Harold is responsible for some of the restoration and some of the creation of runestones, notably the Jelling stones.
It is thought that his remains were buried at the location of Roskilde Cathedral.
By "house", do you actually mean "museum"?1oldman2 said:
The museum is awesome but the house and turntable are the subject.Jonathan Scott said:
( I figured you would be on to this rather quickly)1oldman2 said:
Yes, that is altogether correct.1oldman2 said:https://sdmaritime.org/visit/the-ships/star-of-india/
Star of India
The world’s oldest active sailing ship. She began her life on the stocks at Ramsey Shipyard in the Isle of Man in 1863. Iron ships were experiments of sorts then, with most vessels still being built of wood. Within five months of laying her keel, the ship was launched into her element. She bore the name Euterpe, after the Greek muse of music and poetry.
Maritime museum, San Diego.
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Her original name was Euterpe, Greek deity/muse of music; she was called "Giver of delight."
Built in the Isle of Man.
Her name was changed from "Euterpe" to "Star of India."
The Star of India is not only famous for being the oldest active ship, but also the oldest ironed-hulled merchant ship still floating. Her gross tonnage is approximately 1200 tons.
The saying "Shipshape and Bristol fashion" means that a boat/ship is seaworthy and fully prepared to face the perils of the sea. The Star of India is not the oldest ship in existence, but she is the oldest ship that is still active, ready to sail around the bay or out to the ocean every once in awhile.
Star of India.
So where's the "around the world" puzzle element in this? One can go into Google Maps, switch to Google Earth, right-click and select "Measure Distance" then click on each of the other points. I just did that and it says it's about 5074 miles.1oldman2 said:All righty then... sorry about the delay responding. This time I thought we could do things a little differently. The riddle will involve mileage between several points and the answer will be the total miles (with a margin for error of 200 miles total due to variables in the exact points measured but I figured the total from roughly the center of each point.)
So, here goes. From Inverness to Malta, Malta to Kremlin, Kremlin to Glasgow. (Remember you are using the geographic center of each point) I need the total miles in the order stated with a margin of error of up to 200 miles, the first clue will be (2), have fun.
Sorry about the lack of detail but (b) would be correct.collinsmark said:
It's just a break from the routine puzzle format we have been following, kind of a "out of the ol' box" thinking exercise. Post #1321 is useful, and the answer is far less than 5000 miles although your method is correct.Jonathan Scott said:
I make that 25% right. I assume there's more consistency than that.john101 said:
Assume post #1325 is 100% correct.john101 said:
That figure is well within the "Margin of error" I mentioned. Your turn.Jonathan Scott said:
That was an amusing puzzle. I guessed what you were after back at post #1323 as you could presumably see from the "Manhattan" reference to an earlier Montana puzzle, but I tried to confirm it in a way which wouldn't give it away totally. It might have been easier to understand that there was a catch if you'd made it clear in the puzzle that you were expecting an answer of much less than 5000 miles! I suspect some people still didn't notice that all of those places were in Montana, in a line along US Highway 2.1oldman2 said:That figure is well within the "Margin of error" I mentioned. Your turn.
I'll take one of those clues please.hsdrop said:
Nice one. I don't think that needs any more clues. Location of eye is Q.hsdrop said:
Be back soon.hsdrop said:
I think sometimes the notifications may be a little buggy but the thread goes on.hsdrop said:
One bone, coming up. The subject location involved the Falkland Islands, although your searching for a place far from there.hsdrop said:Ok, I could use another bone please.
1oldman2 said:
I was ready to give this thread a burial at sea. You are of course correct in your guess. Hope the summers treating you well. I was surprised to learn that two ships of the same name were involved in sinking, that complicated my clues as far as not being too obvious with the answer.
