Can anyone tell me what this pendant means?

Question

I'm sure there is some symbolism in this pendant, but I'm not sure what it is. It's been hanging arround my neck for almost five years now, so I'm really starting to wonder now. Can anyone help?

A picture I took of my pendant can be seen here:

http://www.freewebs.com/welv/l_778a3daf8dd846b78e736496b64780e6.jpg

Answer 1

just a dagger LOL!, try pentagram,more satanic!

Answer 2

The interlocking circles at the center look like Celtic Knot work. The Celtic Christians used a symbol like that to represent the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit).

I have no idea why it would be paired with dragon heads or placed on what appears to be a blade.

Answer 3

It looks like an Athame, it is definitely Celtic and maybe Druidic.

Oooh! Upon googling, I found your necklace. Here is a link with it's description:

http://www.realmcollections.com/p1815/st...

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IMO, from working with Dragons and studying Celtic Spirituality, the pendant is a symbol of protection and wisdom. The Dragons are considered co-magicians, the belief being that they can assist in magickal workings from the astral realm and the athame (sword) aspect is the air element and the dragons are also associated with Air and Fire.

The Celtic knot that is at the base:

http://altreligion.about.com/library/glo...

I have heard too, that it represents the trinity and if that is the case, it would most likely hold some of the triple Goddess energy. The Celtic Goddess Brigid is a triple Goddess.

So basically, you have one h**l of a symbolic and powerful pendant.  ;)

*edit again*

Here's a good meaning for the Trinity Knot:

Celtic Trinity Knot Meaning

The Celtic Trinity Knot (shown above), or the Triquetra, is one of the most common of the knot ilk. The term Triquetra comes from Latin, and it means "three-cornered." There are many schools of thought when discussing the Celtic trinity knot meaning.

All of the various interpretations agree on a culmination of thee parts.

For example, early Christian understanding views the symbols as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Whereas, a more pagan school of thought sees the trinity knot as the drawing of the three inherent feminine powers: Mother, Crone, and Maiden.

Still another understanding can be found in a more metaphysical arena where the three corners represent mind, body and spirit.

http://www.whats-your-sign.com/celtic-kn...

Answer 4

The celtic knot in the middle, also known as a triquetra, symbolizes the three aspects of the goddess in paganism.

The symbol was later adopted by christians as an early representation of the holy trinity.

So, it can be either Pagan or Christian, although more widely recognized by Pagans.  :]

Answer 5

Technically, it doesn't "mean" anything. It is from the "Celtic and Fantasy" collection of a jewelry manufacturer. They intended the design to look "Celtic" with an element of "fantasy". Sure, you could say that the dragon has mythical connotations, and the triquetra symbolizes Triple Goddess, Trinity, or whatever "three" meaning you can imagine. To say it represents an athame is debatable, since most "Fantasy" collections include LOTS of blades of various lengths and dubious (read pompous) purposes. Seriously, most Pagans I associate with shy away from blatant "look at my Celtic stuff" kind of jewelry. Zoomorphic knotwork is easily recognized as having Celtic (and Nordic) mythology links. Some like it. I can appreciate it but I do think it is becoming trite in the Pagan world. Celt has never meant "Irish" or "Scottish" regardless of what the Braveheart wannabes think. All in all, I believe you have a cute little fantasy blade pendant decorated with so-called Celtic devices. That's all.