Three Brigits - 7508S abundance Cweorth is the funeral pyre

Cweorth is the funeral pyre and the sacred fire that transforms the dead

Bronze 52 mm W x 48 mm H 2

Robust double sided carving with heavy double hanger loops on the back

representing the highest moral force

although small and inconsequential of itself

Three Brigits - 7508S abundance Cweorth is the funeral pyreBrigid was the Celtic goddess of fire, passion, poetry, and invention. Even well into the Christian era, Irish writers credited Brigid as their inspiration. She was a learned goddess and inspired not just smiths, but craftsmen of all trades. Her connection to healing and wisdom may have been aspects passed on from her father, the Dagda, who was a master of magic and mysticism. Her ability to always know what was needed was one of her many sacred