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Neck ring. Neck rings, or neck-rings, are any form of stiff jewellery worn as an ornament around the neck of an individual, as opposed to a loose necklace. Many cultures and periods have made neck rings, with both males and females wearing them at various times. Of the two most notable types, one is the torc, an often heavy and valuable ...
Arm, finger and neck rings dating to the Early Medieval Period have been found in hoards throughout Northern Europe, such as the Spillings Hoard in Gotland and the Silverdale Hoard in Lancashire. [1] Artistic styles varied with region and time, with new styles arising through formation of mixed cultural groups, such as the development of ...
Torc. A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together. The great majority are open at the front, although some have hook and ring closures and a few have mortice and tenon locking catches to close them.
The Brisingamen is an item that can be found and equipped in the video game, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. In the French comics Freaks' Squeele, the character of Valkyrie accesses her costume change ability by touching a decorative torque necklace affixed to her forehead, named Brizingamen.
Gorget in a full suit of armour. In the High Middle Ages, when mail was the primary form of metal body armour used in Western Europe, the mail coif protected the neck and lower face. In this period, the term gorget seemingly referred to textile (padded) protection for the neck, often worn over mail. As more plate armour appeared to supplement ...
The treasure consists of 16 pendants, a brooch, and a neck ring, all of gold weighing a total of 600 grams (1.3 lb). It is the largest discovery of Viking gold artifacts in Germany. The jewelry dates from the late Viking Age, c. 10th century. The pendants include both Norse pagan and Christian symbols – Thor's hammer of Mjölnir and the cross.
A gold lunula (pl. gold lunulae) was a distinctive type of late Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and—most often—early Bronze Age necklace, collar, or pectoral shaped like a crescent moon. Most are from Prehistoric Ireland. [1] They are normally flat and thin, with roundish spatulate terminals that are often twisted to 45 to 90 degrees from the ...
One of the torcs is a smaller bracelet decorated with ornament in the style of Celtic art, and the other three are neck rings. [1] [2] The bracelet and one of the neck rings are made with twisted gold wire, and the other neck rings have finials shaped like trumpets. [1] [3] One of the latter has been broken into two pieces. [4]