Bertha

Bertha was represented in medieval art as a woman with a splay foot from pressing her spinning wheel's treadle, known as 'la reine pédauque'.

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Bertha was represented in medieval art as a woman with a splay foot from pressing her spinning wheel's treadle, known as 'la reine pédauque'. (Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas, Contents > Chapter Iii: Frigga)

Bertha was represented in medieval art as a woman with a splay foot from pressing her spinning wheel's treadle, known as 'la reine pédauque'. (Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas, Contents > Chapter Iii: Frigga)

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