Devotional Claddagh Celtic Cross Tattoo Design dryad the wild and heavily tattooed

the wild and heavily tattooed Picts

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 lived and nibbled on its roots

Meandering like the rik-rak colors on a gypsy's skirt

and many myths tell of the World Tree as the center of the creation of the universe

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

Devotional Claddagh Celtic Cross Tattoo Design dryad the wild and heavily tattooedThe Celtic knotwork interlace that makes up the body of this cross is free flowing and meets up to lace through the central section, and the crown of the claddagh as well as the ring are all made up of knots. An intricate and graceful pattern that this person chose to make into a dedication by including the initial of the loved one in the heart.