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| Keywords: Two-interlaced-trefoil-knots-30crossings.svg Two trefoil knots with three internal self-crossings each shaped somewhat like valknut symbols mutually interlaced in an ornate way so that there are 30 total crossings in the overall structure According to the color-coding in the image there are three crossings of red over red three blue-over-blue 12 red-over-blue and 12 blue-over-red Converted from the following PostScript vector source <pre> 306 396 translate 1 setlinejoin /A 100 3 div def/B 10000 3 div sqrt def /G gsave fg fill grestore stroke def /D 39 3 sqrt div def /C A 5 mul neg B 3 mul moveto A 5 mul B 3 mul lineto A 2 mul neg B 4 mul neg lineto A 7 mul neg B lineto A 7 mul B lineto A 2 mul B 4 mul neg lineto closepath gsave 41 5 setlinewidth stroke grestore 36 5 setlinewidth def C 1 0 0 setrgbcolor stroke gsave 180 rotate 0 setgray C 0 0 1 setrgbcolor stroke grestore /fg 1 0 0 setrgbcolor def 0 setgray 2 5 setlinewidth/E 19 5 sub moveto A 0 rlineto D 39 rlineto A 2 mul D add neg 0 rlineto D neg -39 rlineto closepath G def A 3 mul neg B E A B E A neg B 3 mul E /F 19 5 add moveto A 2 mul D add neg 0 rlineto D neg -39 rlineto A 2 mul D add 0 rlineto G def A 6 mul D add B F A 4 mul D add B 3 mul F /H moveto A B neg rlineto D 2 div -19 5 rlineto D 2 mul neg 0 rlineto A neg B rlineto D 2 div neg 19 5 rlineto G def A 6 mul neg 39 H A 4 mul neg B 2 mul 39 add H/I moveto A B neg rlineto D 2 div -19 5 rlineto D 2 mul neg 0 rlineto A neg B rlineto D 2 div neg 19 5 rlineto closepath G def A 2 mul neg 39 I A 4 mul neg B 2 mul neg 39 add I 0 B 2 mul neg 39 add I /J B neg 39 sub moveto D 2 div neg -19 5 rlineto D neg 39 rlineto A B rlineto D 2 div 19 5 rlineto D -39 rlineto A neg B neg rlineto closepath G def A 5 mul J A J /K D 1 5 mul sub B 3 mul neg 19 5 sub moveto A B rlineto D 2 div 19 5 rlineto D -39 rlineto A neg B neg rlineto D 2 div neg -19 5 rlineto G def A neg K A 3 mul K /fg 0 0 1 setrgbcolor def A 3 mul neg J A 3 mul B neg E 0 B 2 mul 39 add I showpage EOF</pre> 2009 AnonMoos A somewhat different visual rendering of this same basic structure is termed a Twelve-pointed interlacement in The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects by Barbara G Walker ISBN 0-06-250923-3 For a completely different version of two mutually-interlaced trefoil knots see File 12crossing-link-inrectangle svg <gallery>File 12crossing-link-inrectangle svg</gallery> 2 component links Valknut Images with PostScript source code Knots and links on transparent background Outline knots and links Knot diagrams with 3-fold rotational symmetry | ||||
