Make an Impact With White Gold Bangles
Whether on white gold bangles or silver bangles, the stylish Finnish Beast design and style found on the Orkney Isles is a marvelous item which delivers a powerful wow factor. This is simply just the thing for the Xmas party season or as a gift all set to wear for Hogmanay.
This wonderful animal was carved on the hilt of an very old sword located in Suontaka, Finland. It evokes the wonderful age of the Norse culture and linked potent and mysterious mythology. This way of life was such a great influence in Orkney and stays so till today.
Originally encountered in the grave of a Finnish Viking princess or noblewoman in Suontaka, Finland, and going back to the mid-10th century, this sword with its bronze hilt has a grace and beauty all around the legendary beasts. It clearly had great meaning and a connection with the woman who had been buried with these grave goods.
There have been soldier females who learned soldiering skills. Perhaps she was a warrior princess in those difficult times. She was intered in armour and had two swords at her feet. Perhaps she was buried after a battle.
Saxo Grammaticus, wrote of such legendary warrior women in his History of the Danes. "There were once women in Denmark who outfitted themselves to seem like men and spent almost every minute developing soldier's skills," he wrote. "Those particularly who had strong personas or were tall and stylish embarked on this way of life. As if they were forgetful of their true selves they put toughness before appeal, focused on conflicts as an alternative to kisses, tasted blood, not lips, sought the conflict of arms instead of the arm's embrace ..."
White Gold Bangles - as Powerful as the Sword
The sword which has inspired the Finnish beast white gold bangles and silver bangles has two entwined dragons or beasts on the cross, made in the Urnes design of the 1200's. This style often features ribbon-bodied animals, entwined with interlacing tendrils. The lines of ornament and scrolling circles are typically of the Scandinavian Urnes Style, which is given its name after the wooden designs and carvings at the church of Urne in Norway. It shows the highly proficient, final advancement of Germanic animal art in Viking regions.
If you enjoy mythic beasts of the Norse style you could add to your look with an item from the Maeshowe selection. This would match the Finnish Beast exceptionally well. The Maeshowe dragon was etched into the stone of a Neolithic grave by Viking raiders who wanted to leave their mark. Luckliy they did this with wonderful carvings.
Many present day sword smiths have recreated the wonderful Norse craftsmanship with replicas in silver. Though the Orkney Finnish Beast interpretation in white gold bangles, brooches and earrings are a long-standing assortment of much sought-after items.
Whether on white gold bangles or silver bangles, the stylish Finnish Beast design and style found on the Orkney Isles is a marvelous item which delivers a powerful wow factor. This is simply just the thing for the Xmas party season or as a gift all set to wear for Hogmanay.
This wonderful animal was carved on the hilt of an very old sword located in Suontaka, Finland. It evokes the wonderful age of the Norse culture and linked potent and mysterious mythology. This way of life was such a great influence in Orkney and stays so till today.
Originally encountered in the grave of a Finnish Viking princess or noblewoman in Suontaka, Finland, and going back to the mid-10th century, this sword with its bronze hilt has a grace and beauty all around the legendary beasts. It clearly had great meaning and a connection with the woman who had been buried with these grave goods.
There have been soldier females who learned soldiering skills. Perhaps she was a warrior princess in those difficult times. She was intered in armour and had two swords at her feet. Perhaps she was buried after a battle.
Saxo Grammaticus, wrote of such legendary warrior women in his History of the Danes. "There were once women in Denmark who outfitted themselves to seem like men and spent almost every minute developing soldier's skills," he wrote. "Those particularly who had strong personas or were tall and stylish embarked on this way of life. As if they were forgetful of their true selves they put toughness before appeal, focused on conflicts as an alternative to kisses, tasted blood, not lips, sought the conflict of arms instead of the arm's embrace ..."
White Gold Bangles - as Powerful as the Sword
The sword which has inspired the Finnish beast white gold bangles and silver bangles has two entwined dragons or beasts on the cross, made in the Urnes design of the 1200's. This style often features ribbon-bodied animals, entwined with interlacing tendrils. The lines of ornament and scrolling circles are typically of the Scandinavian Urnes Style, which is given its name after the wooden designs and carvings at the church of Urne in Norway. It shows the highly proficient, final advancement of Germanic animal art in Viking regions.
If you enjoy mythic beasts of the Norse style you could add to your look with an item from the Maeshowe selection. This would match the Finnish Beast exceptionally well. The Maeshowe dragon was etched into the stone of a Neolithic grave by Viking raiders who wanted to leave their mark. Luckliy they did this with wonderful carvings.
Many present day sword smiths have recreated the wonderful Norse craftsmanship with replicas in silver. Though the Orkney Finnish Beast interpretation in white gold bangles, brooches and earrings are a long-standing assortment of much sought-after items.
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