Triquetra
Triangular motif formed of three interlaced arcs or loops / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Triquetrum (disambiguation).
The triquetra (/traɪˈkwɛtrə/ treye-KWEH-truh; from the Latin adjective triquetrus "three-cornered") is a triangular figure composed of three interlaced arcs, or (equivalently) three overlapping vesicae piscis lens shapes. It is used as an ornamental design in architecture, and in medieval manuscript illumination (particularly in the Insular tradition). Its depiction as interlaced is common in Insular ornaments from about the 7th century. In this interpretation, the triquetra represents the topologically simplest possible knot.
For the triple-spiral design also known as "triquetra", see triskelion.