Puzzle ring

This is a completed puzzle ring with six bands.

This is the exact same ring broken apart into six separate rings. The rings are interlocked so as not to become misplaced.

A traditional puzzle ring is a type of ring made up of four, six, eight, or twelve interconnected rings. Contemporary designs include rings of three, five or seven bands. Puzzle rings often appear to be endless knots. Many think this points to Celtic heritage. Reassembly is a form of mechanical puzzle. Many are Italian or English from the Renaissance period, although they are becoming more common in North America.

They were developed from gimmal rings, which derive their name from the Latin gemelli, meaning "twins." Gimmal rings were used as wedding rings, because if the wearer took off the ring in order to cheat on his or her spouse, they would then be unable to put it together again in time to avoid discovery.

They are also sometimes called Turkish Wedding Rings or Harem Rings.

In 'The Puzzle Ring', a children's time travel adventure written by the Australian author Kate Forsyth, the heroine Hannah must search for the four lost loops of a puzzle ring in order to break an ancient fairy curse upon her family. The puzzle ring in the book is forged in the shape of a rose.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Downloadable Puzzle Ring solutions video
• Largest Puzzle Ring Solution Library
• 4 band puzzle ring instructions
• 6 band puzzle ring instructions
• 7 Band Snake Puzzle Ring Video Solution* Puzzle of the Turkish Puzzle Ring
• "The Gimmal Ring", From William Hone's Table-book, part II, p 1
• Joe "Jose" Grant's story