The Claddagh Ring

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Symbolism
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1) Surprise---
A: Buffy's Dream, Dru stakes Angel at the Bronze, you can see the ring fall off Angel's finger as her turns into dust.
B: The Docks, Angel gives the ring to Buffy, and shows her that he has one of his own. (According to some old Celtic laws, the exchange of those rings married them. Therefore, Angel and Buffy are literally married.)

2) Innocence---
A: The library, the ring is shown for a short time while Buffy thinks about what she has lost.
B: Buffy's dream, Buffy dreams about the first time she and Angel made love and the rings appears briefly.

3) Becoming---
A: Buffy's room, the rings is on Buffy's desk and she sees it while searching for things and talking to Willow on the phone.

4)Faith, Hope, and Trick---
A: Buffy's dream, she and Angel are at the Bronze, Buffy's is wearing the ring, then it slips off her finger and falls.
B: Sunnydale High School hallway, Scott gives one to Buffy as a sign of friendship, when Buffy sees it, she drops it.
C: The Mansion, Buffy puts the ring on the spot where she sent her love to hell. She stands there for a moment then leaves. Later, Angel appears in that very spot.

Symbolism
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Heart=love
Crown=loyalty
Hands=Friendship

How to wear it
right hand/heart out-wearer is single
right hand/heart in-wearer's heart is taken
left hand/heart in-wearer's heart is spoken for (married)

Origin/Legends
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The motto of the CLaddagh Ring is; "let love and friendship reign."

The true origins of the Claddagh Ring remains a mystery, but there are legends that follow the ring around.

The most popular and romantic of these legends is the story of Richard Joyce. On the night before his wedding, Joyce
was captured from a vessel on which he as a member of the crew. He was turned into a slave and taken to the West
Indies. There Joyce was sold to a goldsmith. The goldsmith taught Joyce his craft. After some time, Joyce became
very skilled in this craft and decided to make a ring in honor of his love. In 1689, Joyce was released and was
offered the hand of the goldsmith's daughter and half of the goldsmith's wealth if he decided to stay. Joyce said
no and returned to Ireland as fast as he could. There he found his love and found that she never married. Joyce
gave his love the ring he made, they were wed and Joyce opened a goldsmith's shop in a town called Claddagh, which
was on the outside of the Galway City walls.

Many of the old rings found today have the initials R.J. carved in them.