Nordic Viking Urnes Deer Tattoo Design merman one that allows for color

one that allows for color and one for tribal black

for noble effort

or in black alone

the mighty Irish Wolfhound is the King of Dogs

and an oval of knotwork encircles the whole

Nordic Viking Urnes Deer Tattoo Design merman one that allows for colorInspired 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