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Biker Skull Rings – Human Skull Symbology

by fanssteel

One of the most popular biker rings would have to be the  skull rings. There are now literally thousands of different designs out there to choose from. The materials they are made of are as varied as stainless steel, titanium, gold, silver, in fact just about any material that’s been used for other rings are used to make these cool rings. You can even get them with stones embedded, diamonds for those who can afford them all the way down to worthless pieces of glass.

But one thing that has interested me, is what does the human skull actually represent. If you asked ten people this same question, most if not all would say it represents death and perhaps is a reminder of our own mortality. Whilst this is a nice thought (yes, I really did just say nice), is that all there is to it? Or maybe there are other meanings to this symbology.

In doing a little research I found that over the centuries, and in some cultures even today, there have been a number of different meanings assigned to the image of the skull. One such meaning is that it represents the transcience of the material world, ie. what is here today is gone tomorrow, or something like that. Another belief is that it represents rebirth, as a passing from this life into another. It has even been used to either bring good luck or to take away bad luck, although I think they’re synonimous with eachother personally.

One of the more interesting though for me is the belief that the form of the human skull will ward off evil and perhaps even the grim reaper himself (or herself if you want). For a lot of us out on the roads with so many crazies (ie. cage drivers) around this is possibly the most useful.

Whatever you think skulls may or may not mean though, skull rings remain very popular. As do other biker jewelry and tattoos that depict the skull. In fact, maybe they’re becoming so popular I should stop wearing them myself? But then I don’t give a …..






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