Hook and Cod wars

The Hook and Cod wars comprise a series of wars and battles in the <a href="/facts/County_of_Holland/hkuh5Iyc">County of Holland</a> between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over who should hold the title of "<a href="/facts/Count_of_Holland/DfGJ0AqW">Count of Holland</a>".
The <a href="/facts/Cod_Alliance_Treaty/Pl4xAH40">Cod faction</a> generally consisted of the more progressive cities of Holland. The <a href="/facts/Hook_Alliance_Treaty/uvJ8xjXm">Hook faction</a> consisted for a large part of the conservative noblemen.
The origin of the name "Cod" remains uncertain, but is most likely a case of <a href="/facts/Reappropriation/tUdtMAdq">reappropriation</a>. Perhaps it derives from the <a href="/facts/Coat_of_arms_of_Bavaria/bTU9ejRW">Bavarian</a> coat of arms, which resemble the scales of a fish. The Hook refers to the hooked stick that is used to catch cod.
Another possible explanation of "Cod" points out that as a cod grows it tends to eat more, growing even bigger and eating even more, thus encapsulating how the noblemen perhaps saw the expanding <a href="/facts/Middle_class/6EUq9Mue">middle classes</a> of the time.

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Hook and Cod wars