Finger rings carry a lot of spiritual and cultural meanings. Take a look at the symbolism of rings and what wearing rings in each finger actually means.
Viking culture has been all the rage in recent years.... The adventures of Ragnar, Lagertha and Björn Ironside inspired many to find out more about the meanings and stories behind Viking runes, symbols and emblems. Let's discover the meaning behind the most popular Viking Symbols what the symbols tattooed on men's bodies or transformed into a talisman mean and who knows maybe you'll even get a tattoo of one of these yourself. Like many ancient cultures Viking culture is no exception to having hidden meanings behind symbols, quite the contrary. And even if historians do not always agree that the Vikings tattooed their bodies with them, like so many traces of their lives and teachings, let us return together to the essential Viking symbols... Table of content Valknut - Odin's symbol The Horn of Odin Thor's hammer, Mjolnir The Vegvisir - Viking compas Helm of Awe - Aegishjalmr Gungnir, Odin's Spear Hugin & Munin, The Raven Yggdrasil - Tree of Life The Vikings runes - Futhark Svefnthorn Symbol Fenrir, The Giant Wolf Jormungandr, Norse Dragon/Snake Viking Wild Boar, Gullinbursti Bear, Berserker Symbol The web of Wyrd Dragon Longboat Viking Axe Triquetra, The Celtic Knot Sleipnir, 8-Legged Horse of Odin 1. Valknut, The Viking symbol of Odin Probably one of the most recognizable Viking symbol is the Valknut also know as
We all experience regret at some point in our life. Experts categorize it into two types: inaction — things we didn't do, like asking our crush on a date — or action — things we wish we wouldn't have done, such as drunk driving. This time, let's talk about the latter.
BOO! I reckon that scared ya more than any of these bad Halloween costumes will! This batch of crazy costumes is some of the funniest (or worst– take your
We all know how eccentric cats can be, but it turns out that our beloved canines don’t fall far behind them. In fact, doggos are notorious weirdos who never cease to surprise their owners with random moments when their .exe apparently stops working.
Jimmy's mom was killed by a car in 2009, and he was rescued, when he weighed just over a pound, by the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. The hospital raised him, took these ludicrously adorable pictures for us to squee over, and then released him back into the wild!
Meet Kazuaki Horitomo - a California-based Japanese artist that has two great passions in life - cats and tattoos. The artist decided to combine the two and great new project was born - Monmon Cats.
El coyote lives on the edge, so close to us - yet wild! Tracks and scat just yards away from where we live and drive.
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"The romantic concept of The Angel speaks of love and death, beauty and frailty, timelessness and temporality."
'Please talk to my hand', mensajes certeros en la mano del creativo Alessandro Malossi
We can get an idea of how happy an animal is by observing what they do.
"The romantic concept of The Angel speaks of love and death, beauty and frailty, timelessness and temporality."
Wondrously detailed worlds emerge from busts of youthful women in clay sculptures by Chinese artist Yuanxing Liang. Ambling trees, bridges, and temples emerge from the figures’ hairline, fusing realism and fantasy in smooth resin. Despite their complex design, Liang occasionally creates small editions of his sculptures. The artist is a gradute of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts. You can see more of his intricately wrought fantasy worlds on Weibo. More
It is interesting to observe the way that female Saints like Joan of Arc enthrall people who in other areas of their life are quite uninterested or even antipathetic toward the Catholic Church. I think this is because the female Saints represent an emancipation of the feminine genius, a true "feminism," that emerged far before the modern movement.
Considering a Viking-themed tattoo? Here's some visual inspiration from Norway, Scandinavia, and around the world to help you get inked like a true Viking.
Sandra Beijer är författare och skribent, hon har drivit bloggen sedan 2005 och är idag är bloggen en av de största i Sverige. Sandra har gett ut flera noveller, böcker samt skrivit manus till sin dramaserie ”Allt som blir kvar” på SVT. Här är hennes blogg på ELLE.se!
If you've wanted to own this stunningly beautiful sculpture, called Expansion, you're now in luck. Artist Paige Bradley recently announced that Expansion,
Czech artist Alphonse Mucha rose to superstardom in fin-de-siècle Paris and abroad with his radically romantic posters and advertisements.
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Stay at home and don’t move! Help to break the chain of coronavirus even if you are wildly bored and moody. I drew this series of illustrations called Moody Animals and they portray all of us staying in quarantine.
One of the benefits of an interest art piece is that it will force you to think. The right piece will challenge your reality, bring out a specific emotion, or just leave you feeling a bit puzzled. Here are 28 of our picks for the most striking pieces of
Tattoos are becoming increasingly popular, but a connection between body art and the yaukuza still exists. Here's a Hakone guide to tattoo-friendly ryokans
Just saw Rufus Wainwright at Stern Grove, with the dragonflies buzzing overhead.
Animalium , curated by Katie Scott and Jenny Broom , is the newest, biggest book from the fantastic Big Picture Press and is t...
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Hi there! My name is Lim Heng Swee and I am an illustrator. I always think that positive energy is overrated, sometimes we need to be true to yourself. It's ok to be sad, moody, frustrated sometimes, all we need to do is rest, do nothing, be quiet a little while.
