The Greenman - Sterling Silver .925 Charm
Fitting - Jump Ring - NOT suitable for bead bracelets,
ideal as a pendant with a chain sold in our shop.
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Folklore charms, Sterling Silver, 925 parts per 1000
Sterling Silver,
Fairytale & Fantasy
Charm(s)
Fitting - Jump Ring
Simply a magnificent gorgeous cast of TGM!
Approx Size 13mm X 9mm X 2mm - 1.2 gram
NOTE SILVER UNDER 7.5 GRAM DOES NOT HAVE TO BE STAMPED
WE ARE REGISTERED SELLERS OF STERLING SILVER.
Stamped marks consist of 925 numbers and can vary depending on stock allocation.
Glance upwards as you approach or enter many of
Britain’s great cathedrals and churches, and it is more than l
likely you will catch sight of the Green Man gazing looking down at you.
But who is this strange green figure, surrounded
by foliage, often with leaves spilling forth from his mouth?
The name ‘Green Man’ was first used by Lady Raglan in
March 1939 in an article she wrote for the ‘Folklore’ journal;
before this, they had been known just as ‘foliate heads’
and no-one had paid them any particular attention.
Green Men are usually found on religious buildings but not always:
the Green Man is also a popular name for English inns and pubs!
However the Green Man is an example of how images
from the Old Religion were brought into Christian churches
before the Reformation, and is one of the most ancient,
pagan symbols to be found in the Christian church.
Pre-Christian pagan traditions and superstitions, particularly those related
to nature andtree worship, were still influential in the early Middle Ages.
It is therefore perhaps not surprising that the Green Man
seems to appear most often in places where there are stretches
of ancient woodland, for example in Devon and Somerset and
on the edges of the forest areas of Yorkshire and the Midlands.
Lady Raglan suggested that in antiquity, the Green Man
was ‘the central figure in the May Day celebrations throughout Northern and Central Europe’.
As the Green Man is also portrayed with acorns and hawthorn leaves,
symbols of fertility in medieval times, this would
seem to reinforce the association with spring.
Related figures such as Jack in the Green and Green George appear
much later in our folklore. The earliest record of a Jack in the
Green appears in The Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser in 1775
Your item is 100% Sterling silver
and may tarnish as all silver does.
It is well known silver reacts with the elements this may be caused by
highly acidic perspiration or contact with other chemical agents
like perfume, makeup, hairspray or cleaning products.
The only metal that does not react is Gold.
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Ideally remove before bathing or swimming as standard.
This item is 100% as described, Metal, Gauge,Thickness, size or if your buying
Pendants as stated, Plated, silver or Base Metal.
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this is because of contamination or irritation when inserting
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