Knot: Bowen knot

Bowen knot (Period)

Bowen knot (Period)

The “Bowen knot” was the badge of the Bowen family [HB 80].  It was normally drawn with curved bows, as in the illustration, but sometimes with corners, as seen in the Visitation of Wales, 1530 [Woodcock & Robinson 149].

Eilonwen verch Gryffyn bears:  Per pale vert and sable, a Bowen knot crosswise argent.

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