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been stronger in the Anglo-Saxon world than elsewhere. As a result of this,
more knot remnants are to be found in its literature and art. Hence one
gets the (incorrect) impression that during the past one thousand years True
Love Knots were more popular in the English-speaking world and in Northern
Europe generally than elsewhere.
This paper has greatly benefitted from several days' quite intense discus-
sion with Dr. Charles Warner, in the Australian summer heat of Christmas
1994. He is, however, not to be held responsible for its final form.

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