Medieval Rings were very famous, as in the medieval age the engagement and the wedding ceremonies were not held separately. The idea behind the fame of the engagement ring was the financial status of the groom; the groom or the person responsible for the financial aspects of the wedding on behalf of groom, used to consider the ring as a status symbol.

In the early middle medieval age, there was no deeming of engagement rings. This was because the rings were only worn once, in the only ceremony which used to be held. The ceremony was obviously given the name of wedding. So, basically there was no actual concept of engagement, which demolished the concept of separate engagement rings.

In the later stages, the engagement rings appeared to be a part of the medieval wedding ceremonies, which consisted of both the engagement and the wedding of the couple. Separate rings were being used for engagement by some well-off families. According
to the groom’s perspective, this raised the value of groom and his family in front of bride and her family; because it presented the strong financial background of the groom’s family. Another reason of including the engagement ring separately in the ceremony was to provide importance to the engagement ceremonies and to emphasize the significance of its being.

At first, the medieval engagement rings consisted of precious stones. The ring’s making depended upon the position and standing of the groom. Initially the rings were hand made, which showed the passion for engagement. The hand made engagement rings were also a symbol of love, which would tighten the bond between the couple.

The trend of gemstone engagement rings was taken over by the tradition of wearing diamond rings. As diamond was very rare and thus very expensive, it was only used by the richest of families. At that time, diamond was considered to have magical power and was created in flames of love.