Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Celtic Engagement Rings Continue to be A Preferred Item

By Adrian Jones


Mens Celtic Rings With Knot Theme Are Almost Always Well Liked

Celtic engagement rings and mens celtic rings appear to have been in demand for more than a thousand years. These early people were a race living all over Europe including the north of Scotland and Orkney where they were called Picts. The Celts' continuous pattern or knot design represents timeless love, which is why our own Celtic engagement rings are enduringly sought after even today.

The knot styles and designs appear on chiseled stones, designs in sacred books, on jewelled weaponry and on the jewellery which was found in hoards and burial plots. Torcs (neck rings) and finger and toe rings were routinely worn and men predominantly wore signet rings. They were made of gold, silver, copper, tin, bronze and iron. Sometimes they were mounted with enamel, amber or gemstones. The British Museum features a ring dating from the Celtic period of time made out of deer antler. This indicates that it hadn't been simply the wealthy and ruling classes who decorated themselves with jewellery.

Brooches were chosen by Celts to fasten cloaks at the shoulder for men or at the breast for girls. Orkney jewellers provide many brooches with well-known Celtic patterns within their collections, just like the stunning Kells brooch, based on the gospel books in Ireland. The Londesborough Brooch is a gold and silver 8th to 9th century brooch from Ireland, produced for someone of ability and wealth, perhaps a senior clergyman. Its design is out of the ordinary as its fine decoration is cast and no filigree was applied. It's a really thick silver ring forged with intricate designs of wildlife and bird motifs and then heavily gilded on the front side with amber embellishment.

Celtic Engagement Rings Have Widespread Attraction

Lots more clues to Celtic silver were found in a hoard unearthed in 1840 around the Broch of Burgar in Evie, mainland Orkney. Despite the fact that the hoard was reported to the authorities it disappeared and was gone permanently and was presumably melted down and sold off. It incorporated pins, brooches, silver combs and chains. The St Ninian's Hoard was found on St Ninian's Isle in Shetland in 1958 and includes 12 silver brooches.

Whenever buy Celtic engagement rings you will get a bit of revival art that may be treasured by generations to come. It is thought that women put on betrothal rings while men did not in ancient times. Certainly the quality of the process, like that of several Orkney's hand-crafted designs, is of such a high standard that they're still appreciated and imitated nowadays.




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