enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Namejs Ring - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namejs_Ring

    The Namejs ring has become a central figure in Latvian jewelry, due to its design and mythological significance. [6] In the 20th century, there was an explosion of interest in the Namejs ring in Baltics, both as jewelry and as an icon of Latvian identity. [7] It is mostly worn by men, but in modern times there are also women who wear it. [3]

  3. Tērvete - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tērvete

    Namejs, the Semigallian king, was the last to subdue to the crusaders' power. Namejs and his people left their land and went south into Lithuanian territory. Namejs didn't want his people to forget their heritage and their origins and had the Namejs Ring designed for all of his people so that they could identify each other and have a common bond.

  4. The Pagan King - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pagan_King

    The legend of the Namejs Ring is a story that takes place in the 13th century in Semigallia, where the young Namejs (Edvin Endre) becomes the new king after the death of Viesturs (Egons Dombrovskis). The film follows Namejs as he attempts to deal with and repel Christian influence in Semigallia.

  5. Ring (jewellery) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(jewellery)

    Ruby ring. A ring is a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry.The term "ring" by itself denotes jewellery worn on the finger; when worn as an ornament elsewhere, the body part is specified within the term, e.g., earrings, neck rings, arm rings, and toe rings.

  6. List of jewellery types - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_jewellery_types

    This page was last edited on 25 December 2024, at 14:17 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Nameisis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nameisis

    Nameisis or Namejs (also Nameise, Nameyxe) was a Semigallian duke in the second half of the 13th century. [1] He ruled in the western part of Semigallia, with his capital at Tērvete (present-day Latvia). [1] In 1279–81, he led a Semigallian uprising against the Livonian Order, a crusading military order. [1] Very little is known about his life.

  8. Engagement ring - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement_ring

    [citation needed] A trio ring set includes a women's engagement ring, a women's wedding band, and a men's wedding band. These sets often have matching rings and are lower in price. [citation needed] In Nordic countries, engagement rings are worn by both men and women. Traditionally they are plain gold bands, although more ornate designs and ...

  9. Jewellery - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewellery

    Other pieces that women frequently wore were thin bands of gold that would be worn on the forehead, earrings, primitive brooches, chokers, and gold rings. Although women wore jewellery the most, some men in the Indus Valley wore beads. Small beads were often crafted to be placed in men and women's hair. The beads were about one millimetre long.