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[[File:Coenen_zeeridder.jpg|thumb|frame|right|''Van den zeerid(d)ers'', by Adriaen Coenen, 1584.]]
[[File:Coenen_zeeridder.jpg|thumb|frame|right|''Van den zeerid(d)ers'', by Adriaen Coenen, 1584.]]
'''''zeeridder''''' • also called ''sitiron''. ''Zeeridder'' translates as ''sea knight''. It was first described by Jacob van Maerlant in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century <ref>Jacob van Maerlant, ca. 1350. Der naturen bloeme. </ref> and later included in Adriaen Coenens series of books <ref>Adriaen Coenen, 1584. Dat eerste boock van menich derleij walvischen ende ander selseme groote wonderlijke visschen. Accessed at: 707256, Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Bruikleen Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde Antwerpen (KMDA).[https://dams.antwerpen.be/asset/jUZJkHhUZFeQeePAieiY0tyw]</ref>. The '''zeeridder''' looks like it is wearing armour (made of skin), has a shield to protect him, and strong hands. It is said they occur in the sea around England.
'''''zeeridder''''' • also called ''sitiron''. ''Zeeridder'' translates as ''sea knight''. It was first described by Jacob van Maerlant in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century <ref>Jacob van Maerlant, ca. 1350. ''Der naturen bloeme''. </ref> and later included in Adriaen Coenens series of books <ref>Adriaen Coenen, 1584. ''Dat eerste boock van menich derleij walvischen ende ander selseme groote wonderlijke visschen''. Accessed at: 707256, Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Bruikleen Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde Antwerpen (KMDA).[https://dams.antwerpen.be/asset/jUZJkHhUZFeQeePAieiY0tyw]</ref>. The ''zeeridder'' looks like it is wearing armour (made of skin), has a shield to protect him, and strong hands. It is said they occur in the sea around England.


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Van den zeerid(d)ers, by Adriaen Coenen, 1584.

zeeridder • also called sitiron. Zeeridder translates as sea knight. It was first described by Jacob van Maerlant in the late 13th century [1] and later included in Adriaen Coenens series of books [2]. The zeeridder looks like it is wearing armour (made of skin), has a shield to protect him, and strong hands. It is said they occur in the sea around England.

Country of origin
Belgium or the Netherlands

References

  1. Jacob van Maerlant, ca. 1350. Der naturen bloeme.
  2. Adriaen Coenen, 1584. Dat eerste boock van menich derleij walvischen ende ander selseme groote wonderlijke visschen. Accessed at: 707256, Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Bruikleen Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde Antwerpen (KMDA).[1]