Nordic Tattoo - Kai Uwe Faust
IN A.D. 793, hitherto unknown Nordic warriors swept out of Scandinavia like a firestorm and laid waste to the English monastery at Lindisfarne to begin what scholars have called the Viking Age. The Vikings have long been known for their less than reputable history as raiders and plunderers, but they excelled in shipbuilding, exploration, trading, war, and art production. Viking culture is rich in art, religion, and intellectual life and these aspects of their society have been preserved in monuments, such as burials, church art, rune stones, and more recently tattooing.
Nearly 25 years ago, pioneering Danish tattooists Erik Reime (Kunsten på Kroppen, Copenhagen) and Jorgen Kristiansen (Mjølner Tatovering, Aarhus) resurrected the ancient tradition of Nordic skin art through p
Nearly 25 years ago, pioneering Danish tattooists Erik Reime (Kunsten på Kroppen, Copenhagen) and Jorgen Kristiansen (Mjølner Tatovering, Aarhus) resurrected the ancient tradition of Nordic skin art through p
IN A.D. 793, hitherto unknown Nordic warriors swept out of Scandinavia like a firestorm and laid waste to the English monastery at Lindisfarne to begin what scholars have called the Viking Age. The Vikings have long been known for their less than reputable history as raiders and plunderers, but they excelled in shipbuilding, exploration, trading, war, and art production. Viking culture is rich in art, religion, and intellectual life and these aspects of their society have been preserved in monuments, such as burials, church art, rune stones, and more recently tattooing.
Nearly 25 years ago, pioneering Danish tattooists Erik Reime (Kunsten på Kroppen, Copenhagen) and Jorgen Kristiansen (Mjølner Tatovering, Aarhus) resurrected the ancient tradition of Nordic skin art through p
Nearly 25 years ago, pioneering Danish tattooists Erik Reime (Kunsten på Kroppen, Copenhagen) and Jorgen Kristiansen (Mjølner Tatovering, Aarhus) resurrected the ancient tradition of Nordic skin art through p
IN A.D. 793, hitherto unknown Nordic warriors swept out of Scandinavia like a firestorm and laid waste to the English monastery at Lindisfarne to begin what scholars have called the Viking Age. The Vikings have long been known for their less than reputable history as raiders and plunderers, but they excelled in shipbuilding, exploration, trading, war, and art production. Viking culture is rich in art, religion, and intellectual life and these aspects of their society have been preserved in monuments, such as burials, church art, rune stones, and more recently tattooing.
Nearly 25 years ago, pioneering Danish tattooists Erik Reime (Kunsten på Kroppen, Copenhagen) and Jorgen Kristiansen (Mjølner Tatovering, Aarhus) resurrected the ancient tradition of Nordic skin art through p
Nearly 25 years ago, pioneering Danish tattooists Erik Reime (Kunsten på Kroppen, Copenhagen) and Jorgen Kristiansen (Mjølner Tatovering, Aarhus) resurrected the ancient tradition of Nordic skin art through p