Product Description:

Solid sterling silver Scottish thistle pendant on an 18" sterling silver chain. Double sided 3-D design.

This beautifully detailed necklace features a proud thistle - an intricate sterling silver flower with realistic detailing that gives this piece a lovely bit of elegance.

SOLID sterling silver pendant measures 3/4" x 1" with a 3-D double sided design - perfect for everyday wear.

A traditional design featuring the Scottish Thistle, the national emblem of Scotland. Crafted entirely of 925 sterling silver, it comes with a Sterling Silver chain.

*****A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH THISTLE

The thistle is a thorny flower that grows wild in all parts of the country, and legend has it that it became the national emblem of Scotland after the Battle of Largs.

A Norse attack force had decided on a night attack. However their leader stepped on a thistle and his yell alerted the Scots, who routed them. This battle led to the establishment of the kingdom of Scotland.

The thistle is not a useful plant, but it is tough and prickly, something you cannot simply grasp hold of and pull out of the ground like a common weed, and it became a popular badge in Scotland. While the Lion Rampant flag was grand and the Saltire Flag hallowed by long tradition, the homely thistle was something everyone could identify with. To the Scots it was a reminder that their country might not be the most rich or fertile but, equally, it was not to be grasped lightly.