Victorian Engagement Rings

What they would even love more is the ring that goes with the proposal, especially diamonds. Something about the rarity of the gem, I guess, give women the eternal trip of vanity that no man will ever understand.

What is interesting to note is the fact that engagement rings never actually started as a romantic thing. The origin of an engagement ring may be traced to the Greeks, Romans and Egyptian. Even back then, it is already a symbol of a woman's commitment to a man. However, back then, women were not significant members of society. The right is to symbolize the man's ownership of a woman.

Eventually, the Greeks started wearing the ring on the fourth finger on the left hand because of the finger's direct link to the heart. That is when the ring started being romanticized.

When it became formal to the society is still a topic of much debate. It is said that in 860 A.D., Pope Nicolas I mandated that every man who intends to marry a woman must give the woman a ring. This is a formal declaration to the society they intend to marry. Pope Nicolas being known for his great commitment to marriage also said that the ring cannot be just any other ring. It is supposed to be the most valued metal of all.

The diamond was then discovered by the Venetians to the hardest and strongest rock produced by nature. They were also the ones that discovered and mastered the art of polishing it. However, another reference also said that it was the Anglo-Saxon who started the tradition of engagement ring.

Nowadays, diamonds are the most sought after rock for an engagement ring. However, there is an emerging trend of going for the old style Victorian engagement ring because of its legacy, history and rarity. They said the Jude Law proposed to Sienna Miller with Victorian engagement rings. You can be sure than when someone like Law and Miller start a trend, the whole world will follow.

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