wīg-hūs

wīg-hūs, n.n: battle-house, war-house, a tower or fortification. (WEE-HOOS / ˈwiːj-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a castle full of soldiers on the back of a tusk-less elephant, the face of which is hidden by a triangular shield.
Icelandic Physiologus; Iceland (Westfjord districts), c. 1200; Copenhagen, Arnamagnæanske Institut, AM 673 a 4º, f. 9v. [myndir.handrit.is]

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