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Why is our horse shoe pendant upside down?

The modern superstition is that a horse shoe should be positioned such that the horse shoe looks like a U with the ends facing the sky. The superstition is that by tipping the horseshoe – the luck will run out of the shoe, making it unlucky and so the horseshoe is always kept upright.

But the medieval superstition in the late 14th and 15th century is that by having the horseshoe upside down, the luck pours out over the wearer- making the wearer lucky. So good luck tokens such as our reproduction pendant, are always worn so the luck pours out over the wearer.

Why not get a lucky charm of your own with the Keystone Forge horseshoe pendant which is dated 1375-1424 and based on an original found in The Netherlands.

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