Solid Sterling Silver Thistle Necklace with your choice of gemstones.

A highly attractive Sterling Silver Pendant, featuring a traditional Scottish Thistle, the national emblem of Scotland, and enhanced with two faceted gemstones.

It will delight lovers of all things Scottish, sharing the unique and turbulent history of our small country.

Crafted entirely of 925 sterling silver, it comes with a Sterling Silver chain in your choice of chain length.

A beautiful piece of jewelry that will make an ideal gift, and a lasting memento, for yourself or for someone you love.

Pendant measures 3/4" x 3/4" in size - solid sterling silver.

Gemstone choices: authentic amethyst, authentic blue topaz, authentic pink topaz, emerald cubic zirconia, ruby cubic zirconia, diamond cubic zirconia.

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 in 1263 AD. A Norse attack force had decided on a stealthy night attack.

However their leader trod on a thistle and his yell alerted the Scots, who under their king Alexander III routed them. This battle led to the ending of the Norse occupation of western parts of Scotland, and the establishment of the kingdom of Scotland as it is today. The first time a thistle was used as the special emblem of Scotland, however, was in the time of King James III, in the 15th Century.

The thistle is a tough plant, 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 simple thistle was something everyone could identify with.