Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Celtic Engagement Rings Persist As A Prized Product

By Adrian Jones


Mens Celtic Rings With Knot Theme Are Almost Always Well Liked

Celtic engagement rings and mens celtic rings seem to have been sought-after for more than a 1000 years. These early citizens were a race living almost everywhere in Europe along with the north of Scotland and Orkney where they were called Picts. The Celts' endless pattern or knot design represents everlasting love, and that's why our own Celtic engagement rings are enduringly popular today.

The knot styles and designs appear on hand carved stones, artwork in holy books, on jewelled weaponry and also on the jewelry that was discovered in hoards and graves. Torcs (neck rings) and finger and toe rings were regularly worn and men typically wore signet rings. They were created from gold, silver, copper, tin, bronze and iron. Sometimes these were emblazoned with enamel, amber or gemstones. The British Museum boasts a ring dating from the Celtic time period constructed from deer antler. This indicates that it was not just the affluent and ruling classes who adorned themselves with jewellery.

Brooches were used by Celts to fasten cloaks on the shoulder for men or at the breast for women. Orkney jewelers offer you many brooches with well-known Celtic artwork within their ranges, like the attractive Kells brooch, based on the gospel books in Ireland. The Londesborough Brooch is a silver and gold 8th to 9th century brooch from Ireland, produced for someone of privilege and influence, for instance a senior clergyman. Its design and style is unconventional as its fine design is cast and no filigree was used. It's just a substantial silver ring cast with multifaceted designs of wildlife and bird motifs and then thickly gilded around the front side with amber embellishment.

Celtic Engagement Rings Have Universal Attraction

Further clues to Celtic silver were discovered in a hoard uncovered in 1840 at the Broch of Burgar in Evie, mainland Orkney. Although the hoard was reported to the authorities it vanished and was forgotten permanently and was probably melted down and sold off. It included pins, brooches, silver combs and chains. The St Ninian's Hoard was discovered on St Ninian's Isle in Shetland in 1958 and also includes 12 silver brooches.

If you happen to buy Celtic engagement rings you will get a form of revival art that may be treasured by generations to come. It's thought that women donned betrothal rings while men didn't in ancient times. Certainly the caliber of the process, like that of numerous Orkney's hand-crafted designs, is of such a superior standard that they're still wanted and reproduced these days.




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