Bowen knot
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Family	Bowen Family
Region	Wales

TheBowen knot (also known as theheraldic knot in symbolism) is not a trueknot, but is rather aheraldic knot, sometimes used as aheraldic charge. It is named after theWelshmanJames Bowen (died 1629)^[1] and is also calledtrue lover's knot.^[1] It consists of a rope in the form of a continuous loop laid out as an upright square shape with loops at each of the four corners.^[2] Since the rope is not actually knotted, it would intopological terms be considered anunknot.

In Norwegian heraldry a Bowen knot is called avalknute (valknut) and the municipal coat of arms ofLødingen Municipality from 1984 has afemsløyfet valknute which means a Bowen knot with five loops.^[3]

Anangular Bowen knot is such a knot with no rounded sides, so that it appears to be made of five squares. A Bowen knot with lozenge-shaped loops is called abendwise Bowen knot or aBowen cross.

TheDacre,Hungerford,Lacy, Shakespeare, and Tristram knots are all considered variations of the Bowen knot, and are sometimesblazoned as such.

The Bowen knot resembles the symbol ⌘ (looped square), which is used onApple Keyboards as the symbol of theCommand key. However, the origin of this use is not related to the use of the Bowen knot inheraldic designs.

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  Bowen knot in a book from 1827^[4]
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  Angular Bowen knot
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  Bowen cross
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  Arms of the Norwegian municipality Lødingen
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  Schildknoten
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  Totem sign as a symbol of the ancient culture of the region in the coat of arms ofKostomuksha city
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  Fensterrautenkreuz
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  Coat of arms fromHausgereut (Rheinau,Baden):^[5]Hausmarke with triangles instead of loops

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