History of Family Crest Rings

Family Crest Rings have a very long history:other bird's wings. Each of the components of a
Jewelry has been used by men and women forfamily crest has a specific meaning, and together
wealth storage and for personal adornment forthey tell a story about the progenitor of that
tens of thousands of years. Heraldic jewelry, suchfamily and his deeds. No matter which elements
as the family crest ring, has roots squarelyare used in the design of family crests, they are
grounded hundreds of years ago, in the Middlealways symbolic,stylistic and stunning.
Ages. In those long-ago times, several specificFamily Crest Rings Can Be Useful As Well As
types of heraldic jewelry were designed forBeautiful:
practical reasons as well as for their beauty. AAlthough the need to identify themselves by
prime example is the family crest ring.wearing family crest rings has long past, many
During the Middle Ages, family crest rings wereindividuals even today wear family crest rings as a
beautiful pieces of jewelry that were used bymeans of symbolically linking to their family history
members of the nobility to identify themselves asand heritage. In countries where the noble class
lords of the manor. Family crest rings can still bestill exists, family crest rings can also be a status
used to signify family membership, although nowsymbol - they serve as an instant identifier of the
they are also used as a decorative fashionwearer's level in society. Even today, a fine family
accessory.crest ring is a uniquely appropriate giftfor a man
Designs Used in Family Crest Rings:or woman of high accomplishment or high social
The surface of the top of a family crest ring isstatus.
engraved with a graphic, heraldic device called aFamily crest rings are often made of precious
family crest. Some people use the term "familymetals such as gold, silver or platinum. The
crest" interchangeably with the heraldic termsarresting appearance of high-quality pieces, with
"coat-of-arms" or "family shield." But technically, atheir intricately engraved detail, captivates anyone
family crest is only one component in the designwho sees one. Their visual appeal can be
of a coat-of -arms, usually the uppermost portionenhanced even more if they are enameled with
that stands on top of an armor helmet that isvivid colors or set with precious gemstones.
depicted in the coat-of-arms. TheFamily crest rings have become extremely
stylizedrepresentations which we now think of aspopular because of their attractive designs and
being family crests originated as displays sittingthe family history that they signify. The
atop actual armored helmets worn by knightspageantry and the magnificence of the Medieval
during Medieval battles andtournaments.world are quickly brought to mind by these
A variety of patterns, colors and devices may bebeautiful rings with their highly stylized, intricate
used in family crests, with some of the moredesigns.
common devices being a hand or arm holding aHistory and heritage, perfectly and beautifully
weapon, a lion, a horse, a dragon, or an eagle's orsymbolized by family crest rings.