Their are many types of Celtic Jewelry. Since we are talking about HandCraftedCollectibles.com (HCC) we are talking about sterling silver Celtic jewelry. They only sell sterling silver jewelry. So under the genre of sterling silver Celtic jewelry there are numerous types of Celtic jewelry.
Sterling silver Celtic jewelry is now the standard type of Celtic jewelry due to the outrageous cost of gold. Now days everyone, it seems, is moving toward sterling silver Celtic jewelry.
For example, there is Celtic Cross Jewelry. This is a religious subset of Celtic jewelry that spills over to Religious Jewelry. That is one of the things that makes Celtic jewelry so popular and so fascinating. Celtic jewelry can be anything to anyone.
But in the case of the Religious jewelry side of Celtic jewelry it is pretty obvious. The religious jewelry side is typical a cross design with a Celtic design usually around the intersection of the cross. although there are other styles of Celtic crosses. The two biggest parts of Celtic cross jewelry is the Celtic cross necklace and the Celtic cross pendant or charm.
Celtic Cross Symbol
Legend has it that Saint Patrick introduced the symbol of the cross to the pagan Celts. They meet with some resistance and eventually a compromise was reached where the Celts added a Celtic Knot to the center of the traditional cross. This lead to the Celtic Cross and the Celtic Cross necklace has become extremely popular as a non denominational symbol of Christian faith. The Christians definitely helped the symbol of the Celtic Cross become mainstream. The "Celtic cross" was used as a grave marker before St. Patrick and the other Christians came to Ireland. So like most Celtic legands, one has to take them with a grain of salt. Perhaps that's where irish blarney comes from?
The Celtic Trinity Knot Necklace is also a good religious jewelry symbol. The Celtic Trinity knot is popular becasue of its style. It's a Celtic knot design with three corners. Each corner represents one member of the Holy Trinity, aka the Godhead in Christianity. There are many Celtic Trinity knot necklaces to look at. Click here to see all the Silver Celtic Trinity Knot Necklaces.
There is over 80 Celtic Trinity Knot Necklaces
One of the main parts of the Celtic jewelry legacy is the Celtic knot. Celtic Jewelry is typically made up of geometric designs. A large part of Celtic Jewelry is made from a wide variety of Celtic knots in various geometric designs, swirls, circles and other types of knot style designs.
For one of the biggest sterling silver Celtic knot jewelry collections go to (HCC) or just click here Silver Celtic Knot Necklaces.
Irish Jewelry
Irish Jewelry came after Celtic jewelry. As result there is a strong Celtic influence in many irish Jewelry pieces. But the Irish also came up with there own original icons for use in jewelry. irish jewelry is very popular in it's own right and as a side kick to Celtic jewelry.
Irish Jewelry came after Celtic jewelry. As result there is a strong Celtic influence in many irish Jewelry pieces. But the Irish also came up with there own original icons for use in jewelry. irish jewelry is very popular in it's own right and as a side kick to Celtic jewelry.
Mens Celtic Jewelry
Celtic jewelry for men is a popular subcategory of Silver Celtic jewelry. The Celtic jewelry for men is typically the same as regular Celtic jewelry except it often times is a bigger Celtic pendant for a Celtic necklace. Mens Celtic jewelry is very popular and perfect for a gifting. Mens Celtic jewelry is an anytime gift for the man in you life. The typical silver Celtic jewelry mens Necklace is 24" long.
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