Limp Claw
In heraldry, the limping claw is a common figure in the coat of arms and so far only mentioned in the coat of arms description of the municipality of Wewelsfleth . Here, instead of horse heads, small flags are attached to the ends of the gable.
A gable construction and decoration is shown consisting of two crossed, nested boards, the lower ends of which rest on the roof surfaces just before the ridge end. These gable ornaments of the Elbmarschen are common in many houses, barns and outbuildings. They are also referred to as Hingklaun in the Kremper and Wilstermarsch , and in the Kollmarmarsch and in Dithmarschen with Himmklauen or Hemmklauen. These windboards are attached to the thatched roof with wooden nails.
See also
literature
- Hans August Herrmann: Decorative forms on the farmhouse in Holstein: Examples and remnants of a Low German building tradition. Publishing house Ferdinand Hirt, Kiel 1956.