Celtic Knot

Elizabeth and Duncan were married for jus’ over 14 years. He became sick from cancer and died this year.

The two were deeply in love and deeply involved in all-things Celtic. That’s why Elizabeth wore a ring, given to her by Duncan as a wedding band, fashioned in the design of a Celtic knot.

The Celtic knot dates back to around 600 AD, and many rune stones and crosses were adorned with the classic design. The roots of the Celtic knot may be Pagan, but as the Celtic people embraced Christianity, the knot was viewed as a symbol of the  Trinity.

On the night Duncan passed away, the left side of Elizabeth’s ring developed a fracture. The crack in the metal wasn’t like that of a ring suffering metal fatigue – it simply split in two.

Elizabeth thought nothing of it at the time as the stress of having jus’ lost her husband was her overwhelming concern. She decided to take it off temporarily and made plans to have it repaired by a jeweler in town.

It wasn’t until three weeks later that the ring made itself known once again. Incidentally, this was also the same day she received Duncan’s ashes from the funeral home.

That night, as she sat looking and the urn, crying because she missed him, she decided to go get the wedding ring he had given her so many years ago and put it on her finger. She hoped it would bring comfort to her broken heart.

She found it where she had left it; however the Celtic knot was now broken in half.