(urth) Claw = Fang?

[Thomas Bitterman]

It's not just a reference to the Crown of Thorns?

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 8:23 PM, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net>wrote:

> Thorns might be considered to resemble claws more than fangs. But
> Severian's blood the Claw sheds is perhaps more important than the Claw
> itself.
>
> It seems like a stretch, but "nature red in tooth and claw" could connect
> it to a fang. But why do so?
>
>
> On 11/1/2012 8:18 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> From: the badger
>>
>>  It occurred to me that the Claw as a physical artifact bears some
>>> resemblance
>>>  to a fang - I'm thinking specifically of a serpent's fang. Which
>>> naturally suggests
>>>  the depiction of Satan as a serpent, the Garden of Eden etc ... as far
>>> as I can see
>>> this doesn't really fit into the theology/symbology of the BotNS but
>>> it's curious
>>> if you think about it - has anyone else pursued this line?
>>>
>>
>> Interesting thought.  I haven't heard of it.
>>
>> Of course the Claw is really a thorn.  I don't know that that has any
>> significance.
>>
>> - Gerry Quinn
>>
>>
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