{"id":6775,"date":"2021-02-26T06:16:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saved-tattoo.com\/?p=6775"},"modified":"2024-03-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T00:00:00","slug":"celtic-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saved-tattoo.com\/celtic-tattoo\/","title":{"rendered":"40+ Amazing Celtic Tattoo Designs With Meanings"},"content":{"rendered":"

At some point, Celts were the major ethnicity in Europe. However, their descendants can only be found in Scotland, Ireland, and the surrounding lands today. The Celtic people had a rich culture and practiced paganism. They also used knots, and various other symbols to communicate. Now, these symbols are proudly presented in tattoos, but not many people know what they mean.<\/p>\n

A lot of belief stems around the Celtic people but most of it surrounds their knots and other symbols that were preserved in the culture. In this article, we\u2019ll talk about whether the Celts did ink their bodies, and what do the symbols they used mean, and how they can be used in the tattoos.<\/p>\n

Celtic People And Tattoos<\/h2>\n
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A lot of people wonder whether Celts tattooed different symbols from their culture into their bodies. Some historians claim that the Celtic tattoos were never a thing and that the tattoos came to Scotland and Ireland only in the last century. But, this claim may not apply the same for all the aspects of Celtic tattooing.<\/p>\n

A lot of other sources suggest that the Celts, particularly Celtic warriors used to tattoo their bodies with different Celtic symbols. Nevertheless, the most prominent symbol is the knot tattoos. A lot of legends suggest that Celts used to make knots out of tree branches and communicate with their kind this way. They placed the knots made out of wood on trees in the forest to pave the way for those who wanted to join them.<\/p>\n

Tattoos, made out of woad plant, and other powder derived from the trees would serve Celts multiple purposes. However, the most prominent purpose was protection and some way of scaring their enemies with the colors on their faces and bodies.<\/p>\n

Some clues hint that the woad plant didn\u2019t serve just as the tattoo, but rather the body paint, suggesting that there were also other materials that Celts used for tattooing. Some of those materials included copper and iron-based powder which helped them ink their face and body skin.<\/p>\n

The tattoos that the Celts drew on themselves are ridiculously similar to the Celtic symbols that we know of today, but there were likely some other tattoos that could hint at the social status and other traits of those who wore them.<\/p>\n

For some people, knot designs were unique, and the best way to ask spirits for guidance and protection, especially in battles against enemies.<\/p>\n

Some evidence suggests that only men inked their skin, while other evidence claims that both men and women were wearing them. The men on the battlefields were decorated with knot tattoos that were flattering their upper chest and arms.<\/p>\n

They were interlocked with various symbols, patterns, and textures, which was also important when it came to their social status, courage, and other traits.<\/p>\n

Celtic Tattoo Symbols<\/h2>\n
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Now that we defined the basic relationship between the Celtic tribes and the earliest body paint, tattoos, and how those tribes used them, let\u2019s take a look at the most significant symbols used in the tattoo culture, derived from the Celtic culture.<\/p>\n

Perhaps, some of these symbols also exist in other cultures, such as the Tree in Life. However, in this article, we\u2019re going to talk mostly about the knot tattoo designs, because they are authentic to the Celtic people and are widely practiced in the tattoo culture now.<\/p>\n

Celtic Knots<\/strong>: Celtic knots are some of the oldest signatures of the Celtic civilizations, with first records about them appearing in the 4th<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> century when Christians made contact with the Celtic civilization. Both Christianity and Celtic culture influenced one another, with some of the knots appearing in the ancient Christian records such as manuscripts and artwork.<\/p>\n

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