wæfer-gange

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

wæfer-gange, f.n: spider (weaver-walker). (WAV-er-GONG-guh / ˈwæ-vɛr-ˌgaŋ-gə)

See the new spider post on Dēor-hord, a medieval and modern bestiary!

Medieval manuscript image of a six-legged spider. — A six-legged spider from Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 130r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]

2 thoughts on “wæfer-gange”

Linda Shaughnessy

November 18, 2016 at 3:11 pm Reply

I love that! Makes me not so scared of spiders!

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- Hana Videen
  
  November 18, 2016 at 4:41 pm Reply
  
  I know, right? So cute. Except–as someone pointed out already–that the medieval spider is the size of a tree!
  
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