Wolfsangel
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/34473
- Note
- Wolfsangel (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfsˌʔaŋəl], translation "wolf´s hook") or Crampon (French pronunciation: [kʁɑ̃pɔ̃]) is a heraldic charge from Germany and eastern France, which was inspired by medieval European wolf traps that consisted of a Z-shaped metal hook (called the Wolfsangel, or the Crampon in French) that was hung by a chain from a crescent-shaped metal bar (called the Wolfsanker, or the Hameçon in French). The stylized symbol of the Z-shape (also called the Doppelhaken, meaning the "double-hook") can include a central horizontal bar to give a Ƶ-symbol, which can be reversed and/or rotated; it is sometimes mistaken as being an ancient rune due to its similarity to the "gibor rune" of the pseudo Armanen runes.
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Fuchsangel
Fuchsangel aus Eisen. An...
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Image: Historisches Museum Hannover - CC BY-NC-SA -
Fuchsangel
Fuchsangel aus Eisen. An...
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Image: Historisches Museum Hannover - CC BY-NC-SA -
Dreier von Domkapitel und Stadt
Die Wirren des...
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Image: Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt - CC BY-NC-SA -
Dreier von Domkapitel und Stadt
Die Wirren des...
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Image: Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt - CC BY-NC-SA
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