3 1 Further Notes and Views

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The trefoil is perhaps the easiest knot to find in "nature", and is topologically equivalent to the interlaced form of the common Christian and pagan "triquetra" symbol [12]:

Logo of Caixa Geral de Depositos, Lisboa [1]
A knot consists of two harts in Kolam [2]
A basic form of the interlaced Triquetra; as a Christian symbol, it refers to the Trinity
Thurston's Trefoil - Figure Eight Trick [3]
Further images...
A Knotted Box [4]
A trefoil near the Hollander York Gallery [5]
A Knotted Pencil [6]
The NeverEnding Story is a connected sum of two trefoils. [7]
Mike Hutchings' Rope Trick [8]
Banco Do Brasil [9]
A hagfish tying itself in a knot to escape capture. [10]
One version of the Germanic "Valknut" symbol
A Kenyan Stone [11]


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