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An arm ring, also known as an armlet or an armband, is a band of metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
, usually a precious metal
Precious metal

A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economics value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactivity than most elements, have high lustre , are softer or more ductility, and have higher melting points than other metals....
, worn as an ornament around the biceps
Biceps

Biceps may refer to:* The two-headed Biceps brachii muscle on the inside of each upper arm.* The biceps femoris, one of the hamstring muscles of the underside of each thigh....
 of the upper arm. The arm ring is similar to a bracelet
Bracelet

A bracelet is an article of jewelry which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufacturing from leather, cloth, hemp, plastic or metal, and sometimes contain Rock s, wood, and/or Animal shells....
 or bangle
Bangle

Bangles or Chudi are traditional ornaments worn by Pakistan and India, especially Hindus. They wear after marriage signifying the matrimony....
, though it must be shaped and sized to fit snugly to the upper arm.

Historically, the arm ring was commonly worn by men, and often a ring in bronze age
Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is, with respect to a given prehistory, the period in that society when the most advanced metalworking included smelting copper and tin from naturally-occurring outcroppings of copper and tin ores, creating a bronze alloy by melting those metals together, and casting them into bronze artifact s....
 heroic literature
Hero

A hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, the offspring of a mortal and a deity,their Greek hero cult being one of the most distinctive features of Religion in ancient Greece....
 would refer to an arm ring, rather than a finger ring, however, in Celtic iron-age literature
Celtic literature

Celtic literature may be literature about Celts, or elements of Irish literature, British literature or Celtic-influenced literature from elsewhere....
, "ring" would also refer to a torc
Torc

A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a rigid piece of personal adornment made from twisted metal. It can be worn as an arm ring, a circular neck ring, or a necklace that is open-ended at the front....
.

Sri Lankan history
History of Sri Lanka

Traditionally, the recorded History of Sri Lanka boasts of 25 chronicled centuries. However, the inhabitation of the country goes back much further, to the Balangoda People, about 32,000 - 3000 BC BCE....
 notes that brides wore armlets to ward off ill luck.






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An arm ring, also known as an armlet or an armband, is a band of metal
Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
, usually a precious metal
Precious metal

A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economics value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactivity than most elements, have high lustre , are softer or more ductility, and have higher melting points than other metals....
, worn as an ornament around the biceps
Biceps

Biceps may refer to:* The two-headed Biceps brachii muscle on the inside of each upper arm.* The biceps femoris, one of the hamstring muscles of the underside of each thigh....
 of the upper arm. The arm ring is similar to a bracelet
Bracelet

A bracelet is an article of jewelry which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufacturing from leather, cloth, hemp, plastic or metal, and sometimes contain Rock s, wood, and/or Animal shells....
 or bangle
Bangle

Bangles or Chudi are traditional ornaments worn by Pakistan and India, especially Hindus. They wear after marriage signifying the matrimony....
, though it must be shaped and sized to fit snugly to the upper arm.

Historically, the arm ring was commonly worn by men, and often a ring in bronze age
Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is, with respect to a given prehistory, the period in that society when the most advanced metalworking included smelting copper and tin from naturally-occurring outcroppings of copper and tin ores, creating a bronze alloy by melting those metals together, and casting them into bronze artifact s....
 heroic literature
Hero

A hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, the offspring of a mortal and a deity,their Greek hero cult being one of the most distinctive features of Religion in ancient Greece....
 would refer to an arm ring, rather than a finger ring, however, in Celtic iron-age literature
Celtic literature

Celtic literature may be literature about Celts, or elements of Irish literature, British literature or Celtic-influenced literature from elsewhere....
, "ring" would also refer to a torc
Torc

A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a rigid piece of personal adornment made from twisted metal. It can be worn as an arm ring, a circular neck ring, or a necklace that is open-ended at the front....
.

Sri Lankan history
History of Sri Lanka

Traditionally, the recorded History of Sri Lanka boasts of 25 chronicled centuries. However, the inhabitation of the country goes back much further, to the Balangoda People, about 32,000 - 3000 BC BCE....
 notes that brides wore armlets to ward off ill luck. However, the armlet can be more eye-catching when it is made of gold or silver and is studded with gems. Men in ancient Sri Lanka also wore the jewellery, and Kandyan drummers can be seen wearing the jewellery as a tradition even today. Women wear arm rings ('Vangi' in Tamil ?????) for special occasions like weddings and Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam is a classic dance form originating in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India and is also a National Dance of India. This dance form is a 20th century reconstruction of Cathir, the art of temple dancers....
 dance.

Modern day arm rings are generally worn as fashion accessories by women

See also

  • Ring (disambiguation)
  • Armband
    Armband

    An armband is a piece of cloth worn around the arm over the sleeve of other clothing to mark the wearer as belonging to group, having a certain rank or role, or being in a particular state or condition....