Celtic Ring Designs

Since the day you proposed, there must have been hundreds of times (or less) when the thought must have entered in to your mind that the engagement ring you chose didn't quite make her heart skip a beat as you planned, though happy she was. Well, the next ring you got to buy ring for her and yourself should be able to make amends for such a grievous error. If wedding rings are your object of desire, then you are not far from your end goal because the Celtic rings and its myriad designs we are suggesting would absolutely compel you to get your hands on them. Celtic jewelry is a reminiscent of the rich and vibrant Celtic art and culture. Hence, these designs are most engraved with the cryptic symbolism and religious significance.

Celtic Ring Meanings

Celtic Claddagh Ring
One of the most popular Celtic wedding ring designs is of the claddagh ring. The design features two hands holding on to heart between them with a crown on the top of the heart. It represents undying love, commitment, friendship and loyalty and is a perfect way to embark on a journey called marriage. Legend has it that the ring became famous when a man named Richard Joyce handcrafted the ring for his sweetheart who was waiting for him in his homeland. Upon leaving Ireland to make money for their marriage, he was captured by pirates and sold as a slave to a goldsmith, but love prevailed and after many hardships, the lovers were united and their love immortalized. Celtic rings designs celebrates love and promise.

Celtic Knot Design
Celtic ring are fashioned into many different types using gold, silver and platinum. An endless knot or a trinity knot are engraved in to the ring to bring out the timeless and never-ending love between two people. The endless knot, also known as the mystic knot, eludes an ending or even a beginning. Therefore such a Celtic ring defines the infinity of love. On the other hand, trinity knot signifies body, mind and the spirit and hence, Celtic trinity knot wedding ring represents giving oneself to his/her beloved in the truest of forms.

Celtic Spiral Designs
The Celts interwove the spiral and swirl patterns into their art and culture even though spiral patterns were rooted in the pagan culture, predating the Celtic era. The spiral designs are usually in the swirls of double, triple or quadruple. Such a Celtic wedding ring design represents life, death and rebirth in the numerous spirals and its varying directional flow.

Gaelic Script Ring
Gaelic script inscribed rings symbolizes the eternal promise of the marriage vows reflected upon the band of gold. A 'Mo Anam Cara' ring is perfect way to professing your love for someone special which in Gaelic means 'My Soulmate', and that explains why this inscription is so popular among the many Celtic engagement ring designs. Similarly, you can also etch the inscription 'Ga Gro Deo' into the wedding band which would say 'Love Forever'.

Warrior Shield Ring
The warrior shield is a popular Celtic symbol which has been taken from the famous Ardagh Chalice, found in a potato field by two farmers in 1868. The chalice is considered as the most important treasure of Ireland and since its discovery, the influence of the chalice on Irish and Celtic jewelry has been profound. This Celtic ring depicts mastery artwork of the Celts on metal. Nowadays, the brides and grooms alike crave to have such a design in their wedding bands in order to complete their Irish or Celtic dream wedding.

After reading about these rings, I hope that you find the best of ring design for your dearest and be relieved to see your quest for finding the perfect ring ending on a happy note.