(urth) Claw = Fang?

[Jerry Friedman]

From: David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net>
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Very well thought out! If the thorn is the key to the meaning of the Claw, and fangs do seem to occupy a space adjacent to thorns, they are therefore a link to the Claw.
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>It occurs to me that the Claw is not associated with any animal, even by speculation. One thinks of a bird, especially a bird of prey, but this is not supported at all.
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In fact it's rejected.

"(Because the Conciliator is given a Claw, one is tempted to make the easy association of the eagle of Jove with the sun; it is perhaps too pat.)"

CotC, Appendix

Jerry Friedman