HAND FORGED and BRAIDED STEEL TORC

$117.13
In stock 5 - 10 pcs
(catalogue number: FPR141)

Skilfully Hand Braided and Hand Forged Large STEEL TORQUES. Torque (troq or torc), from Latin torques - to twist, is a common name for all rigid metal neck rings, that our ancestors had been wearing since the Bronze Age. Torcs were popular with the Romans and it is considered a typical Celtic artefact. It was a symbol of both religious and secular power, worship and protection, as torcs were worn by gods and godesses, heroes, warriors and aristocracy; it represented a high social status and importance.

  • material steel, oak bark black finish, treated with anti-corrosive lacquer
  • adjustable
  • weight 280g (size 40-43)

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