Traditional Viking Wedding Rings

If you want to really have a traditional viking themed wedding and you want to recreate the norse culture as much as possible then you and your partner will need six men to act as your groomsmen and bridesmen yes no bridesmaids sorry ladies.

Traditional viking wedding rings.

Viking wedding must have 4 groomsmen and bridesmen. Religious ceremonies varied based on the region that the wedding was taking place but a lot of them involved blood. Ancient viking wedding band jewelry c 866 1067a d. Size 7 1 4 17 4mm 112 00 140 00.

Rings were popular with the vikings but only in the later stages. The gothi at a modern viking wedding since weddings were more of an exchange of promises and property the exchanging of these before witnesses came before any religious ceremony. Yet when it comes to viking wedding traditions we learn that marriage was the center of the family structure in the viking culture and quite involved. Many gold examples of rings have being found in viking graves often sporting a uneven width with many rings being open ended possibly allowing them to fit on many different sized fingers with very little work.

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You can order viking stylewedding ring in just a couple of clicks. During a viking wedding ceremony the couple exchanged rings offered to one another on the hilts of their new swords to further seal their wedding vows. Massive and brutal it looks very impressive on a man s hand and in terms of aesthetic value it is way ahead of the classical models. Favorite add to previous page next page.

Flickr david simmonds following the ceremony the groom made sure to arrive first at the location of the feast in order to block the door with his sword and prevent the bride from. For instance planning the wedding required the families of the bride and groom to discuss and settle on inheritances property transfers and dowries before the wedding could take place. Up until recently for historical accuracy the market offered mostly wedding bands the resurgence of vikings in popular culture.