Celtic Knot Symbols and their Meanings
Many people all over the world find the symbols and meanings of Celtic jewelry designs captivating and like to have a collection of gold or Celtic knot silver jewelry. There are lots of lovely pieces of jewelry depicting Celtic knots and other Celtic designs and it can be absorbing collecting jewelry with either a specific type of motif, for instance trinity knots, or a collection including all styles and designs. It can impart more meaning to your collection if you understand something about the history and myths of the Celtic population who used these designs in their everyday life on their jewelry and everyday items. Even though meanings of Celtic knot designs are, in general, vanished to us, nonetheless a great deal is acknowledged concerning the history of the Celtic people.
The period of the history of the Celts that dates from approximately 600 AD. in Great Britain after the Roman Era, recognized as the Insular Art period, saw an outburst of jewelry design and crafting. Artisans used gold and silver to put together many intricately detailed pieces decorated with the famous Celtic knots but also spirals and animal designs. As well as jewelry, illustrated texts were produced, the most famed of these is the Book of Kells. Stone crosses were carved with Celtic knot symbols and could be seen all over the British Isles, in Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Designers of Celtic Knot jewelry in the present day are inspired by the things that were created throughout this era, taking their ideas from the illustrated texts, stone crosses and relics still seen around the country today. Irish artisans are skilled in producing fine jewelry in gold and silver, bearing the complex designs so loved by the Celts once upon a time. They beautify their designs with the convoluted knotwork seen in these ancient relics.
The original meanings of several of the designs are lost and various meanings have been made up by contemporary people, so discovering the earliest meaning of many of the designs is tricky and in a lot of cases unachievable. However historians can be of the same opinion on a small number of things in relation to the Celtic knot designs. The complex knots denote how all things are united and also stand for God’s perpetual love. The Book of Kells is luxuriantly illustrated in bold colors with Celtic knots. The Celtic knot is possibly, the best known and most broadly cherished Celtic character and is a trait of many pieces of fine Celtic knot jewelry including necklaces, silver Celtic crosses, pendants and wedding bands.
Triquetra, or trinity knots are repeatedly seen in jewelry from the Insular Art period particularly in illuminated manuscripts, for example the Book of Kells, and in metal work. It was usually used in combination with supplementary knots and was frequently used as a space filler instead of a stand alone design. In recent times the triquetra has developed into a Christian symbol representing the Holy Trinity or as a representation of particular threefold things such as grandmother, daughter and granddaughter.
