Viking wedding rings today are a billion dollar sentiment of love, but no one can really say for sure when this viking tradition actually started. Viking braided into rings for fingers an other decorative ornaments worn wedding dress by the women in those days.
On the wedding day, the coeples should switch your engagement ring to the third finger on your right hand. During the viking wedding ceremony, your future spouse places the wedding ring on your ring finger.
The custom of the third finger on your left hand being your ring finger originated in Egypt, where people believed the vein in that finger led directly to your heart. By placing the wedding ring on that finger, the groom ensures that it is in the position closest to your heart.
The circle was the symbol of eternity, with no beginning or end. The hole in the center of the ring also had significance. It wasn’t just considered a space, but rather a gateway, or door; leading to things and events both known and unknown. To give a woman a viking wedding ring signifies never-ending and immortal love.
The materials these viking wedding rings were made of didn’t last very long and soon were substituted with rings made of leather, bone or ivory. The more expensive the material, the more love shown to the receiver.
Viking wedding ring is a symbols of your love and future and should be treated with care and respect.
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