Many people throughout the world find the symbols and meanings of Celtic jewelry designs absorbing and love to have a collection of gold or Celtic knot jewelry. There are lots of lovely pieces of jewelry depicting Celtic knots and other Celtic designs and it can be intriguing collecting jewelry with either a specific type of pattern, for example the triquetra, or a collection including all styles. It can provide more value to your collection if you understand something about the history and legends of the Celtic people who used these designs in their day by day life on their jewelry and everyday objects. Although meanings of Celtic knot designs are, in general, lost to us, even so a great deal is recognized about the history of the Celtic people.