Thursday, October 22, 2009

Celtic Jewelry

CELTIC JEWELRY
Sterling silver Celtic Jewelry is as old as the Celts who inhabitied at one time most of Western Europe. The Celts eventually were pushed back by the Romans to what is now known as the UK: England, ireland, and Scotland.
These Celtic Necklaces are what make Celtic Jewellery so popular. One of the most popular styles of Celtic Jewelry is the Celtic Trinity knot. These Celtic Trinity knot necklaces shown here are but a few of the shapes and styles of Celtic Trinity Knot necklaces available. Click here for more Celtic Trinity knot necklaces Celtic Jewelry.

The Celtic Trinity Knot has one element in common, three points at the outside of the knot. These three points represent in the modern Christian era the Holy Trinity.
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All Celtic Jewelry shown here and for sale at WWW.handCraftedCollectibles.com is made from .925 sterling silver. The only exception is the case where a Celtic necklace has a black leather cord.



The Celtic Love knot jewelry is very popular and in this case represents a Heart with a Trinity Knot in it.
From the following examples of Celtic jewelry you can see how the Celtic knot is so varied but has the famous Celtic lines in common.










Scottish Jewelry is included under Celtic Jewelry because there is a lot of shared similarities between Scottish jewelry and Celtic jewelry. When in reality, Scottish jewelry is a beautiful jewelry class all its own.


Scottish Thistle Charm
The Scottish Thistle is the national emblem of Scotland.


Scottish Luckenbooth Charms
Luckenbooths were shops in Edinburgh Scotland. They were the city's first permanent shops that housed jewelry workers in the 1500's.

The Luckinbooth brooch is a traditional Scottish wedding emblem given to the bride by the groom on their wedding day.

Traditionally it was pinned to the shawl of the first baby born to the union to protect it from evil spirits.


The Luckenbooth has figures very similar to the Irish claddagh symbol. It came to serve as a love token like the claddagh.

Scottish Jewelry Charms



Celtic Jewellery Knot Pendants Silver Celtic Jewelry is most know for the lines involved in the Celtic knot design. While some knots have modern meanings few celtic knots used in Celtic Jewellery have no historical meaning. Nevertheless Celtic knot jewelry is widely popular.



Celtic Knot Pendants



Sterling Silver Celtic Knot Jewelry designs are almost endless considering the type of design the Celtic knot is. The Celtic knot can be round, square or any other shape with interwoven lines intersecting each other.



Irish jewelry is included with Celtic jewelry because of shared characteristics between the two classes of jewelry. Irish Jewelry is the most popular remnant of Celtic jewelry of any other sub class to the Celtic Jewelry theme.
Irish Claddagh Charms and Pendants
About the Irish Claddagh:

The Heart represents love. The Hands represent friendship and the Crown symbolizes loyalty.

The Irish Cladagh symbol also has a nice little quote that further defines its meaning: "In my hands I hold your heart, crowning it with all my love".


Irish Claddagh Rings


The ever popular Claddaugh ring serves as a great symbolic ring for everyday wear. Because of the symbolism it is also used as a wedding band or promise ring.


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