Mens Celtic Rings – Symbols Of Manly Prowess

Orkney jewelry commonly has captivating legends that lie behind the styles and designs. Our mens Celtic rings for instance are associated with a legacy of stories about how exactly these medieval men and women lived on our islands. And also our designer engagement rings have tales to tell if you know where to look.

Orkney has a tradition of oral storytelling which extends back to the Celtic and Norse men and women who settled on our shores. Families would get together by the peat firesides through the extended hours of darkness in winter. In modern times as the clocks go back, it seems we have even more hours to tell legends and folktales while sitting by the hearthside – except the presence of TV and central heating has all but removed these old habits.

As we move ever nearer to the shortest day of the year, Orkney is hosting its own storytelling pageant and reviving many of the folklore stories to new people, both old and young. Over four days people are gathering to listen to myths and tales from Orkney and Scandinavian countries.

Tales and Folklore Surrounding Mens Celtic Rings

Mens Celtic rings could very well have been involved in one of Orkney’s most famous stories – that of the Broonie who lived with a man who was preparing to be married on the tiny island of Copinsay. The Broonie was a supernatural entity who lived in the sea gnawing on dead men’s bones, but he wanted to live on land. So he offered to assist the man by grinding the oats for his porridge, in return for living in his house. An arrangement was struck as this seemed like a reasonable exchange.

But once the bride to be arrived on the remote island she objected to the Broonie since he was naked and very unattractive. She made the decision he must cover himself up as she wanted to be a respectable married woman. She left an old cloak and hood on top of the quern stone he employed for milling the oatmeal. But once the Broonie saw the cloak the agreement was broken as the cloak offered payment which the supernatural creature wasn’t able to accept. The poor Broonie had to return to the ocean.

This age-old Orkney tale was told at the festival by Tom Muir, following researching by the folklore enthusiast the late Ernest Marwick. It is one of many relating to supernatural folk – some with origins in Celtic lore and many others in the Norse.

Mens Celtic rings from these out of the way isles are a part of this custom of passing down age-old art. And our designer engagement rings such as the Tryst ring have their own Orkney legends to tell.