Whether on white gold bangles or silver bangles, the fashionable Finnish Beast design 22ct gold jewellery found on the Orkney Isles is a stunning item which offers a powerful wow factor. This is great for the Christmas party season or as a gift ready to wear for Hogmanay.

This fantastic animal was carved on the hilt of an age-old sword located in Suontaka, Finland. It evokes the wonderful period of the Norse customs and linked formidable and mysterious mythology. This culture was such a great influence in Orkney and stays so till this very day.

Originally unearthed in the burial plot of a Finnish Viking princess or noblewoman in Suontaka, Finland, and dating back to the mid-10th century, this sword with its bronze hilt has a grace and beauty surrounding the legendary beasts. It definitely had great significance and a connection with the woman who was buried with these grave goods.

There have been soldier women that learned soldiering skills. Perhaps she had been a warrior princess in those dark times. She was laid to rest in armour and had two swords at her feet. Perhaps she was buried following a battle.

Saxo Grammaticus, wrote indian gold jewellery of such renowned warrior women in his History of the Danes. "There were once women in Denmark who outfitted themselves to seem like men and spent almost every minute cultivating soldier's skills," he wrote. "Those especially who had forceful personas or were tall and stylish embarked on this way of living. As if these people were forgetful of their true selves they put resilience before allure, aimed at conflicts instead of kisses, tasted blood, not lips, sought the conflict of arms instead of the arm's embrace..."

White Gold Bangles - as Awesome since the Sword

The sword that has inspired the Finnish beast white gold bangles and silver bangles has two entwined dragons or beasts on the cross, made in the Urnes style of the 1200's. This style often features ribbon-bodied animals, entwined with interlacing tendrils. The lines of ornament and scrolling curls are typically of the Scandinavian Urnes Style, which is given its name after the wooden designs and carvings at the church of Urne in Norway. It shows the highly accomplished, final growth and development of Germanic animal art in Viking regions.

If you like mythical beasts of the Norse style you could add to your look with a little something designer gold bangles from the Maeshowe range. This would complement the Finnish Beast very well. The Maeshowe dragon was chiseled into the natural stone of a Neolithic grave by Viking raiders who wanted to leave their mark. Thankfully they did this with lovely carvings.