Neo-Nordic Yggdrasil Tree of Life Tattoo Design cross The spiral is the signature

The spiral is the signature decorative ornament used in Celtic art

Length can be adjusted to fit the number of letters

and the crown of the claddagh as well as the ring are all made up of knots

similar to the ones the Medieval knights carried on their crusades to free the Holy Land

this pattern of continuous Celtic knot work wears like the tall riding boots of the cavalry riders of great armies

Neo-Nordic Yggdrasil Tree of Life Tattoo Design cross The spiral is the signatureA Tree of Life pattern quartered into the four seasons under a small triquetra tops this half sleeve pattern for the upper arm, and the bottom shows two Nordic dragons tangled in a triquetra of roots. This calls up the story of Yggdrasil the World Tree of Nordic mythology. Now it is a melding of the symbols of both the Celtic and Viking cultures.