The Gordian knot of history was a complicated "Turk's Head Knot", tied with hundreds of strands of bark from the Cornel Tree. Over time, it shrank and hardened. See the links below for more information:
windsor knot hang tie over neck with the fat part on the right side, then right over left. then put right over left again, it should kind of like a cone. put fat part of tie through the cone between...