Nordic Viking Urnes Deer Tattoo Design dragon It often appears as an

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dating back to the sun wheels of the pre-Christian era

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

Celebrating the weaving together of the lives of brothers

but they always blur and look tired quickly because the skin cells on hands exfoliate so rapidly

Nordic Viking Urnes Deer Tattoo Design dragon It often appears as anInspired 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