Celtic Trinity Knot Pendant

CELTIC TRINITY KNOT PENDANT

The sterling silver Celtic Triquetra knot is one of the most popular and famous Celtic knots in all of Celtic jewelry, Irish jewelry and Scottish jewelry.  The Triquetra knot symbol is so popular that it is found in modern-day styles Irish Claddagh symbols and in other types of Celtic jewelry.  The Triquetra pendant shown in this post and the Triquetra pendants from the collection these samples are drawn from are all made from solid .925 sterling silver. The Triquetra pendant is also called a Trinity pendant is in more recent years is mostly known as a Trinity knot pendant.

 

 

 

For our purposes in this post, the Celtic trinity knot pendant and the Triquetra pendant are synonyms or mean the same.  Although it is important to note that the Christian symbolism of the Triquetra knot is called the Celtic trinity knot pendant.

 

The sterling silver Celtic trinity knot pendant is based on a Celtic knot that is distinct in that there is three corners or three sides to the necklace, other than that, the sterling silver Celtic trinity knot pendant can be somewhat different. Case in point, look at the first and second pictures, they have three corners and the second one has a circle interlaces through the sterling silver Celtic pendant.

 

The third sterling silver Celtic trinity knot pendant is a traditional sterling silver Celtic trinity knot pendant with a Celtic circle on the outside of the knot.

 

This last example of the many Celtic trinity knot pendants there are looks like a trinity knot pendant on fire with the upward stylized lines.  Whatever you call this Celtic knot, the sterling silver Triquetra pendant or the sterling silver  trinity knot pendant, it is full of symbolism and dramatic geometric designs.

 

These Celtic pendants are perfect to make your own Celtic trinity knot necklaces.

The Difference Between The Triquetra Symbol And The Trinity Symbol

Celtic Knot Jewelry

 

 

In the genre of sterling silver Celtic knot jewelry there are many styles and even some sub-genres in the Celtic knot jewelry.  The one we are going to look into is the Celtic trinity knot which is also known as the Triquetra knot.

 

 

Many are confused about the difference between the Triquetra and the Celtic trinity knot.  There is no difference between the two. They both have three corners or three sides which is important to both symbols.

 

 

Before the Celtic trinity knot was a trinity knot is was a triquetra knot.  The triquetra symbol was developed by the ancient and medieval Celts. The symbol of the Celtic triquetra knot is multi-faceted. One symbolism is each of the three corners represents "past, present and future". 

 

 

 

Other symbols of the Celtic triquetra knot is Maiden, Mother and Crone. Additionally the three corners of the trinity knot is Earth, Heaven and Underworld. More symbols represent nature in the form of Air and Earth and Water.  Also the three corners of the Celtic trinity knot represents Mind, Body and Spirit.

 

 

 

The Christians came to Ireland and brought with them a strong Christian influence.  They adopted many symbols from the Celts. The Celts also adopted many of the influences of Christianity.

 

 

The Celtic triquetra knot was assimilated into Christianity as a symbol for the Holy Trinity using the same symbol of "threes". Each of the three corners represents a member of the Christian Holy Trinity.

 

 

 

The Trinity knot pendant is found in the trinity necklace and other types of the genre of Christian jewelry.  Such an example would be the Celtic cross necklace.  Look at this Celtic cross necklace and notice that part of the Celtic symbolism includes a Celtic trinity knot.

 

 

The sterling silver trinity knot pendant can be purchased as a trinity necklace or by itself. If you were to buy a silver trinity knot pendant you can customize a trinity necklace by getting a trinity knot pendant and add a silver chain or some other type of necklace.

 

The sterling silver Celtic trinity necklace and the Celtic trinity knot ring are the two most popular types of trinity knot jewelry.

Trinity Knot Pendant

Trinity Knot Pendant

 

The sterling silver Celtic knot pendants come in many categories depending on the design o the Celtic knot. This post will examine a specific type of Celtic knots. Specifically we will look at the trinity knot pendant.

 

 

 

The trinity knot pendant is the Christian form of the triquettra pendant.

 

 

The triquetra pendant symbolism is based on the symbol of three's.  So is the Christian symbolism but we'll get to that a little later. The Celtic/Druid symbolism for the triquetra knot is symbolic of the naturals forces known as earth, air  and water. To others it symbolizes life, death and rebirth. It also can reflect any natural elements and symbols that naturally occur together or relate to each other.

 

 

 

Celtic trinity knot pendants are any type of Celtic knots with three corners or three sides to the knot. In this post each Celtic trinity knot pendant looks different but all have in common the three corners or three sides.

 

The picture just above is unique in that it is three trinity knots woven together as one knot. Very popular.

Celtic Triquetra and Trinity Pendant

Celtic Triquetra and Trinity Pendants

One of the most popular parts of Celtic Jewelry is Celtic rings, Celtic Cross Necklaces and the Celtic Trinity Pendants shown on this post.

The Celtic Trinity knot is also called a Triquetra Pendant or a Triskele Pendant. They all come from the root "tri" meaning three. In the case of the Triquetra pendant it means that their are three points to the knot. The Triquetra pendant or Triskele pendant has become known as the Trinity Knot due to the influence of Christianity on the Celts.

The three points of the knot came to represent the Holy Trinity and became known by some as a religious jewelry item.

Trinity Knot Pendant

Decorative Triquetra Pendant

Triskele Pendant

Call it a Sterling Silver Celtic Triquetra Pendant, Triskele pendant or a Trinity Knot Pendant. In essence it all the same and WWW.HandCraftedCollectibles.com has more of these pendants in different styles.