Puppy Tattoo with Celtic Love Design knotwork and courage

and courage

instead of having the round part float apart from its braid

it traces a sinuous path only to return to the center of meaning and faith

To the Anglo-Saxons the birds embodied strength and courage and they believed that those carrying these symbols into battle would inherit these virtues

A spiral pattern from an ancient illuminated manuscript is guarded carefully by a dragon couple

Puppy Tattoo with Celtic Love Design knotwork and courageTwo Celtic hounds are twined together, two hearts beat as one. Their tails make a foundation for the pattern by twining into Celtic hearts. Based on traditional Irish illuminated manuscript patterns.