the back of the brooch is patterned with weave from the cloth used when making the mold - just like the originals

Birch in the fire goes

A small fire glows in the large open hearth

and also hallows (makes sacred) communal spaces and homes

King of the Celts Danu the back of the broochA Celtic historian re creates the life and times of the real King Arthur and explains how even today Arthurian ideals of knightly virtue remain at the heart of Western thought. In a masterful blend of history, geography, and literature, Jean Markale re creates the true King Arthur, the real life Celtic warrior hero who organized the resistance to the Saxon onslaught in fifth century England. Markale's unsurpassed knowledge of Celtic history has