gūþ-hafoc

gūþ-hafoc, m.n: war-hawk (an epithet for the eagle). (GOOTH-HA-vock / ˈguːθ-ˌha-vɔk)

Medieval manuscript image of a multi-coloured eagle surrounded by crosses, with the words “imago aquilae” in red.
The Northumbrian Gospels; England, 8th century; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 197B, p. 245. [parker.stanford.edu]

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