Commonly it sort of feels that Germanic Paganism and tattoos pass smartly in combination. Students let us know that the Germanic tribes of the east (eg, first the Goths, then the Rus - each peoples stated to have originated within the normal area of brand new day Sweden) had been a fan of tattoos.*
We all know from the mummified is still of an Indo-Eu girl who was once buried in Siberia within the fifth century BCE that historical tattoos may well be superbly ornamental and special.** Therefore it's possible that a few historical and medieval Germanic Pagans (from the east a minimum of?) regarded a bit of like this fellow within the image at the proper ->
It sort of feels that at the present time so much Germanic Pagan tattoos are both of Odin, Thor or Mjölnir. In my searches I got here throughout only a few tattoos of Germanic Goddesses or of every other Germanic Gods.
Fittingly, animals in a Celtic-Viking layout appear to be widespread (although most likely no longer at all times explicitly Pagan - until they're ravens in pairs or Sleipnir), as are runic inscriptions and Yggdrasil, the sector tree. Right here follows the most efficient of what I used to be in a position to seek out after numerous hours of sifting via on-line pictures of Germanic Pagan tattoos.
Odin / Oden / Odino / Wodan / Woden / Wotan / Wodanaz  |
| Source: fenix42.deviantart.com |
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| Source: skinandbone.dk |
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| Source: svasticross.blogspot.com |
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| Source: lvmenes.blogspot.com |
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| Source: darksuntattoo.deviantart.com |
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| Source: pinterest.com |
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| Source: romanpagan.blogspot.com (thanks to Scott) |
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| Source: artetattoo.com.br |
Mjöllnir / Mjölner / Mjølner / Mjølne / Thor's Hammer / Tors Hammare
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| Source: skinandbonetattoo.blogspot.com |
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| Source: skinandbonetattoo.blogspot.com |
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| Source: tattoowise.com |
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| Source: sobie182.deviantart.com |
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| Source: maizy138.deviantart.com |
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| Source: psykopathm.deviantart.com |
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| Source: profile.ultimate-guitar.com/Firenze |
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| Source: webcontemporary.com |
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| Source: romanpagan.blogspot.com (thanks to Scott) |
Runic Inscriptions / Runes / Runor / Runealfabet / Runen
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| Source: loja.banner-link.com.br |
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| Source: meatshop-tattoo.deviantart.com |
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| Source: tattoodonkey.com |
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| Source: quotabletattoo.blogspot.com |
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| Source: norsemyth.org |
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| Source: nirvanaoftime.deviantart.com |
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| Source: tattoo-bewertung.de |
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| Source: meatshop-tattoo.deviantart.com |
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| Source: meatshop-tattoo.deviantart.com |
Yggdrasil / World Tree / Världsträdet / Weltenbaum
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| Source: arcanis-lupus.deviantart.com |
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| Source: faraaer.ro |
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| Source: flickr.com/photos/hognell |
Irminsul
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| Source: checkoutmyink.com |
Valknut
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| Source: 405th.com |
Triple Horns
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| Source: tattoopins.com/859/horns-of-odin-tattoo |
Icelandic Staves / Sigils / Aegishjalmur / Vegvisir / Helm of Awe
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| Source: tumblr.com/tagged/aegishjalmur |
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| Source: tumblr.com/tagged/aegishjalmur |
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| Source: tuttotattoo.com |
For more on Germanic Pagan symbols and Germanic Heathenry in general see norse-mythology.org, which is the best website on Germanic Paganism that I know of. See also my other posts on Germanic Heathenry including Odin, Tacitus on Indigenous Germanic Religion and Ancient Germanic Tattoos and Cannabis Use.
* vanishingtattoo.com & nordicway.com
** siberiantimes.com; see below for an example of one of these tattoos:
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| 5th century BCE tattoo. Source: johnhawks.net |
