The head is a modern interpretation of the ancient Nordic style

with four thistles in a ring completing the symbolism

A brace of mighty Irish Wolfhounds anchor this knotwork sleeve-front

This tribal version was designed by Pat Fish and Cliff Raven in 1985

requiring the arm to be turned and flexed to show the whole pattern

Nordic Dragons Forearm Tattoo Design siberia The head is a modernTwo Nordic dragons entwined form the focus of energy for this forearm arm guard. On the inner arm they meet to face off underneath a triquetra Celtic knot, and their bodies fill the rest of the arm with a matrix of knotwork. The best of both the Neo Nordic and Celtic styles: representational imagery blended with knotwork that covers the arm with a web of interlocking weaves.