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[[Image:Triquetra-Vesica-solid.png|200px|thumb|left|A basic form of the Triquetra; as a Christian symbol, it refers to the Trinity]]
[[Image:Triquetra-Vesica-solid.png|200px|thumb|left|A basic form of the interlaced Triquetra; as a Christian symbol, it refers to the Trinity]]
[[Image:Valknut-Symbol-triquetra.png|200px|thumb|left|One version of the Germanic "Valknut" symbol]]
[[Image:Valknut-Symbol-triquetra.png|200px|thumb|left|One version of the Germanic "Valknut" symbol]]
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Revision as of 00:52, 27 March 2006

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 [1]:

Mike Hutchings' Rope Trick
Thurston's Trefoil - Figure Eight Trick
A Kenyan Stone
A Knotted Box
A trefoil near the Hollander York Gallery
A Knotted Pencil
The NeverEnding Story is a connected sum of two trefoils.
Logo of Caixa Geral de Depositos, Lisboa
Banco Do Brasil
A hagfish tying itself in a knot to escape capture.
A basic form of the interlaced Triquetra; as a Christian symbol, it refers to the Trinity
One version of the Germanic "Valknut" symbol


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