Dryad Designs Metal Womens Dangle Earrings Sterling Silver Morrigan Raven Earrings Celtic Pagan Silver

The Morrigan is a goddess of battle, strife, and fertility. Her name translates as either `Great Queen` or `Phantom Queen,` and both epithets are entirely appropriate for her. The Morrigan appears as both a single goddess and a trio of goddesses. The other deities who form the trio are Badb (`Crow`), and either Macha (also connotes `Crow`) or Nemain (`Frenzy`). The Morrigan frequently appears in the ornithological guise of a hooded crow. The Celts believed that, as they engaged in warfare, the Morrigan flew shrieking overhead in the form of a raven or carrion crow, summoning a host of slain soldiers to a macabre spectral bane. When the battle had ended, the warriors would leave the field until dawn in order that the Morrigan could claim the heads as trophies. These solid sterling silver Morrigan Raven dangle earrings are from Dryad Designs and artist Paul Borda. Featuring intricate open work and detailing, the ravens have gorgeous scrollwork and tribal wings, with solid wings and tail. Each earring measures 3/4 of an inch (2 cm) tall, 5/8 of an inch (2 cm) wide, with ear-wire backs. They make a great gift for friends and family.