The Tarantula Nebula is also (and astonishingly poetically, I thought) known as the True Lovers' Knot, a 'bow knot as a symbol of love,' or a knot as a symbol of lovers' constancy. This may be derived from a Danish phrase, trolovelses knort, or 'betrothment-bond,' although there is also a reference to French heraldic knots called Lacs d'Amour, also sometimes rendered 'True Lovers' Knots.' The True Lovers' Knot is also the name of at least two English pubs. It is apparently also just a knot.