NAMEJS PENDANT

Motif of the legendary Latvian Namejs ring. Latvians and friends recognize each other in the world by this one particular piece of jewellery. According to legend, Namejs was the leader of Semigallian tribes during the early 13th century invasion of Latvia by German crusaders. He was one of the last warriors fighting against foreign occupation at that time. Namejs was forced to retreat to Lithuania. Before leaving, Namejs gave his ring to his son to recognize him after his return. Germans heard about this and began a search for Namejs’ son. In an effort to protect him, all Semigallian boys and men wore these rings.