Hercinia

Illumination of 13th century manuscript

Hercinia is a bird with glowing feathers from Medieval bestiaries. They were to be found in the Hercynian Forest, in southern Germany, where their glowing feathers kept paths lit in the dense forest.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hercinia". The Medieval Bestiary. Retrieved 2008-12-28.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.