brief history of viking tattoos and their meanings
30 Majestic Viking Tattoos. One of the most common tattoos in the world, Viking tattoos have been a hot favorite with many celebrities. Anyone who has read the Celtic history knows that Vikings were the real heroes who wore tattoos. A Viking design depicts strength, courage, loyalty, pride and heroism. The Vikings left few written records behind them but their surviving artwork shows they had many important designs and symbols, which are used as tattoos in the present times of fashion.
TATTOO DESIGNS & SYMBOLS - VIKING TATTOOS. Viking Tattoo Designs - A Viking is one of the Norse (Scandinavian) explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century.