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[Koen G]

There is nothing special about green water in medieval images. The concept that water must be blue simply did not exist yet, and both green and blue were fine. The concept of blue as a completely separate color and not just something close to green is a relatively new development (in Homer's time, the Greek language likely did not even have a word for blue).

Of course in the Middle Ages, people differentiated between blue and green (think of all the symbolism around the different colors), but water was still perfectly fine in green. Just google "medieval map" or look at the many colors of water in this article: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.