| Thousands of years ago, the Celts, a
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| | work motifs found in Eastern Europe may
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| group of independent tribes spread
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| | be as old as 20,000 years. We know the
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| throughout much of current day Europe,
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| | Celts, similar to Native people of North
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| were sophisticated artisans, carving knot
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| | America, viewed that the earth itself as
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| work patterns that have inspired modern
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| | well as all aspects of life and death as
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| day jewelers to create wedding rings.
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| | divine. They had a large and varied
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| These motifs have meaning. Yet
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| | pantheon, worshipping local gods. The
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| understanding the knot patterns and why
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| | natural world was considered sacred, and
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| they make such ideal wedding rings can be
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| | every river, mountain and tree had its
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| illusive. The ancient motifs are rooted
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| | own spirit of place. Rituals were rooted
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| in mysterious cultures that stretch back
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| | in a particular oak grove or waterfall.
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| well before written history.Though the
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| | Early Celtic leaders even mocked
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| earliest written accounts of the Celts
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| | human-like images of Olympian gods or the
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| were from Roman descriptions, some knot
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| | wild animals of their vale and forests.
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