wind-bland

wind-bland, n.n: tumult of winds. (WIND-BLAWND / ˈwɪnd-ˌbland)

Medieval T-O map surrounded by a wide outer ring with 12 profile faces  blowing towards it; dialogue in Latin also comes from the blowing mouths.
Diagram of the winds in a Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 1v. [thedigitalwalters.org]

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