tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455692.post2602293329155437045..comments2024-01-22T00:07:49.451+11:00Comments on Margaret Muir : HMS VICTORY - Sailors' superstitions and a lucky horseshoeM. C. Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443902997432695441noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455692.post-58078723844849373602014-11-06T07:44:38.781+11:002014-11-06T07:44:38.781+11:00Dear Anonymous,
I was not sure if you are saying t...Dear Anonymous,<br />I was not sure if you are saying that the mast in the picture is the mizzen or that the horseshoe should be attached to the mizzen.M. C. Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443902997432695441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455692.post-73835707340727831992014-11-06T07:34:10.946+11:002014-11-06T07:34:10.946+11:00From the following reference on Google books quoti...From the following reference on Google books quoting Herman Melville and Lord Nelson, it appears to be the foremast the horseshoe was pinned to. http://goo.gl/4djDjI<br />M. C. Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443902997432695441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455692.post-15508818062381134362014-11-05T19:02:17.751+11:002014-11-05T19:02:17.751+11:00Mizzen more likely. Mizzen more likely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com