Celtic Knot Wedding Ring

A Celtic knot wedding ring can be worn by both men and women and adds a traditional touch to both a modern wedding ceremony and one steeped in Celtic tradition. Many a Celtic knot wedding ring bears markings of ancient Celtic knots.

Celtic Knot Wedding Ring

Have you ever thought about having a truly Celtic knot wedding? Celtic knot weddings range from ceremonies and receptions that have a few special Celtic touches to completely Celtic celebrations.

The tradition of handfasting is often implemented in Celtic weddings, as it was and still is a tradition practiced by many Celts. Handfasting, quite literally, means being bound together.

Often, a Celtic knot wedding will still include other traditional touches, such as the exchange of a Celtic knot wedding ring.

The strand or two strands that are woven together without beginning or end on a Celtic knot wedding ring speak of how life and death are not separate just as time and the timeless are never separate; just as my beloved and I are never separate.

In different words, someone said: the rugged twists and turns on the Celtic knot wedding ring symbolize the unending love that binds two people together in marriage, and are thought to symbolize the interconnectivity of all living things.

Although Celtic knots are to be found in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, there is no real appreciable difference in the styles of knot.

This is probably because the ancient Celts were far more interconnected than we are today. Religious leaders travelled a lot between what we now call the three countries, but which were then just one land.

The exception was modern-day England, because at various points in history it was occupied by Romans, Angels, Saxons and Normans. The Celtic knot itself fist started to appear often after the departure of the Romans in the 5th Century.

There are many different designs available to choose from for your Celtic knot wedding ring and they are all uni-sex too. The eternal, infinite, never-ending Celtic knot varies from a simple, three loop design to very complex, intricate patterns.

The use of interlace patterns that you see on a modern Celtic knot wedding ring probably had its origins in the art work of the late Roman empire. Knot patterns first appeared in the third and fourth centuries AD, and can be seen in Roman floor mosaics of that time.

Interesting developments in the artistic use of interlaced knot patterns are found in Byzantine architecture and book illumination, Coptic art, Celtic art, Islamic art, Medieval Russian book illumination, Ethiopian art, and European architecture and book illumination. It is amazing how much all these cultures were connected in days before rapid transport.

A Celtic knot wedding ring is a beautiful alternative to a conventional wedding ring, especially if your ancestors came from Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Breton and other places in Europe.