Editing Hook and Cod wars (section)

{{Short description|140-year period of civil war in medieval Holland}}
{{distinguish|text=the [[Cod Wars]]}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict          = Hook and Cod wars
| partof            = 
| image             = Charles Rochussen - Jacoba van Beieren, het veroverde Gorcum binnentrekkende, ontmoet het lijk van Willem van Arkel - DM-878-205 - Dordrechts Museum.jpg
| image_size        = 300px
| caption           = [[Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut|Jacqueline of Bavaria]], entering the conquered Gorkum, faces the corpse of [[William, Lord of Arkel]]
| date              = 1350–1490
| place             = [[Netherlands]]
| result            = Cod league victory
| combatant1        = [[Hook Alliance Treaty|Hook alliance]]<br>[[Kingdom of England]]<br>[[Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht|Bishopric of Utrecht]]<br>[[Duchy of Cleves]]
| combatant2        = [[Cod Alliance Treaty|Cod alliance]]<br>[[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]]
| commander1        = [[Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut|Margaret II]]
| commander2        = [[William I, Duke of Bavaria|William I]]
| strength1         = 
| strength2         = 
| casualties1       = 
| casualties2       = 
}}
{{Hook and Cod wars}}

The '''Hook and Cod wars''' ({{langx|nl|Hoekse en Kabeljauwse twisten}}; sometimes semi-anglicised as the wars of the Hoecks and the Cabbeljaws) comprise a series of wars and battles in the [[County of Holland]] between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over who should hold the title of "[[Count of Holland]]".
The [[Cod Alliance Treaty |Cod faction]] generally consisted of the more progressive cities of Holland. The [[Hook Alliance Treaty|Hook faction]] consisted for a large part of the conservative noblemen.

The origin of the name "Cod" remains uncertain, but is most likely a case of [[reappropriation]]. Perhaps it derives from the [[Coat of arms of Bavaria|Bavarian]] 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 [[middle class]]es of the time.