I think I’ve decided on what I want my tattoo to be. I’m planning on getting it sooner than I had mentioned earlier, for reasons that I may blog about later. It finally occurred to me last night that the Viking imagery I’ve previously discussed dovetails very nicely with the raven motif, so here are the two candidate images I’ve chosen:


I like the first image a little better, but I don’t think it works quite as well on my shoulder, which is where I think I want the tat to be. That seems like it’d be better across the top of my back, where I wouldn’t be able to see it.

The two images, incidentally, are stolen from elsewhere on the internet. Both are purported to be similar to those used on Viking flags. The first I’ve seen both as a flag and on the front of a sail (where it looks freaking amazing!) and is more of a battle flag image. The second is supposed to be more similar to the flag used by Leif Erikson on his voyage to Vinland.

Thoughts? Suggestions?