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This item will be posted to you by Cheshirewoodware within 3 days of receiving payment.
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Hand made from yew grown in Mid Cheshire, spectacular grain the lighter coloured grain is the sapwood with purple streaks running through. Yew is one of our hardest and durable native woods it has been used for thousands of years by the ancient Britons to make weapons and jewellery individual trees can be over two thousand years old every old church yard has yews believed by many to have been planted in the pre Christian era. The bangle for sale is the bottom one above is English oak and to the left is a bangle made from cherry grown in god's country Hartford Cheshire.
Magical objects
Yew wood was frequently chosen for making sacred and magical objects, including talisman; not only in this country, but also by the Germanic and Scandinavian tribes. In the Netherlands, archeological finds include a 9th century Yew wand with a runic inscription to calm the wild waves of the sea (The Westeremden Yew Wand) and a 7th century Yew amulet with the runic inscription "Always carry this Yew. Therein lies strength" (The Wijnalden Amulet).
If you cannot carve or write runes, there is an alternative: Tradition has it that keeping a yew stick behind your door wards off evil.
Designed by Robert Hayward
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