Painting #2: The Moon & Sun Dance
BORDER PHRASE: ”Dance in time, if you like, and join us in our jig.”
BARBED LETTER WORD: LADY
RED LETTER WORD: MOON
WORD FROM THE MASTER RIDDLE: LONG FINGER
HIDDEN HARE: Um, kind of in the middle there.
CLUES: Chock full of significance. The moon and sun’s hands are pointing to March 21-22, the spring equinox, the two days when the shadow of Catherine’s monument would point to the burial spot of the jewel. Also, it’s worth noting that the man with the violin from Painting #9 is not playing, indicating that something has stopped–in this case, the sun, so it could cast a shadow.
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The reason none of the searchers were anywhere near where the hare was buried was all a question of interpreting time! Was it ‘clock’ time or ‘sun’ time? Furthermore the medevial garb raises the possibility of working on the basis of the Julian, not the Gregorian calendar. (and what about astrological time?).
The solution to the puzzle required reference to a number of books including ‘The A.A.Illustrated Handbook for England and Wales’ (1960′s), ‘Gilbert White’s Journal’ (mid 1700′s) etcetera, but thanks to the marvels of the web (and Wiki) the research is much easier than when KW researched the project in its initial stages and full marks to him – he certainly deserves having his Amulet on display in the V and A during the Olympics!Best Regards – Brian Pike