Boar Torc - Heavy Braid

If you’re in the need of a little ctheage, try wearing one of the Boar Torcs. Design Details The Wild Boar Torc is constructed with a heavy braid of wire, and is approximately 3/8 inch (10 mm) thick. It is available in bronze and sterling silver. Historical Inspiration Wild boars are fearsome and dangerous animals. They were admired by Celtic warriors for their strength, ferocity and ctheage. These warriors often decorated their helmets, shields and other war gear with boars. The boar was also prized for its meat, and was the favorite game animal of the Celts. Boar meat was a symbol of hospitality. Any function of importance would include a feast with boar meat. Serving boar meat not only demonstrated the honored position of a guest; it proved the skill and hunting prowess of the host. The boar figures heavily in tales of the Otherworld, often in the guise of a trickster figure, full of cunning and mischief, often directly or indirectly involved in the death of the hero. The boar i