Nordic Viking Urnes Deer Tattoo Design dragon The floral patterns in the

The floral patterns in the base are a celebration of the vegetative powers in union with the spiritual

The fierce attentive gaze of the wolf

The Duleek knot is one of the most beautiful Celtic designs for tattooing

and resolved never to give up

Nordic Viking Urnes Deer Tattoo Design dragon The floral patterns in theInspired by the magnificent carvings in the Urnes Stave Church in Norway, this half sleeve piece weaves a deer and sea serpent like creatures in a tangle of foliage. The design I based this art on is the North Portal, from the original 11th century church, reused when the church was reconstructed in the 12th century. One of the interpretations of the design is that the stag is eating the bark of the ONE WORLD TREE (Yggdrasil) where the serpent Nithog