Celtic

Celtic symbols and meanings

Threefold knots in metal and in gospel books. Older spirals sit beside them.

4 marks in the lexicon. A symbol can sit in more than one tradition. The page says which use is which.

• TriquetraThree vesicae locked, so that parting them destroys the drawing.
• TriskeleThree spirals that share a center and refuse to be still.
• CladdaghTwo hands, a heart, a crown. Love, friendship, loyalty — and a legend.
• Celtic crossA Christian cross with a ring, cut in stone. Not a prehistoric sun-cult logo.