Does anyone know what this saying means? I have a definition of it, but I dont know how to say it.
2007-12-21 18:25:42 · 4 answers · asked by Rakkaus 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
The answer is simple: it's not the object that lends importance, but the person who imparts importance to the object. The same could be said for anything characteristic of someone famous or important..."a hat is a hat except on a pope" for example. When the importance of the position is imparted to the object, the object is no longer commonplace.
2007-12-22 01:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A ring is something that you were around your finger. And the question is what makes the kings ring special. Well, signet rings, that kings wear, usually had on their coat of arms or some symbol for the country. This represented the king and the kingdom. Often people would kiss the ring of a king as a sign of loyalty and submission to the king. Also, the ring was used as a sign of the kings. It would be used as a seal in wax on messages or given to a messenger to show the importance of the message. This gave greater significance to the king's ring.
2007-12-22 03:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by icthyus05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could have something to do with polygamy.
A ring means you are married to someone and only that someone.
But who's going to stop a king from taking as many wives as he wants? Which makes a ring on a king meaningless.
Plus, many kings have had multiple wives, usually they were married for political reasons.
Unless this is some crappy Lord of the Rings question.
2007-12-22 02:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not sure if this saying exists
2007-12-22 02:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Theta40 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋