| The history of the Celtic peoples goes
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| | popular designs.Most of Celtic tattoo
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| back thousands of years. The early Celts
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| | designs are taken from the Irish
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| displayed their skills in complex artwork
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| | Illuminated Manuscripts 'The Book of
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| particularly metal, jewelry and weapons
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| | Kells', on display in the library of
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| as they were regarded as fierce warriors
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| | Trinity College in Dublin, my home town.
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| by the Romans. Evidence of celtic
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| | This is a much later time period than the
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| crossses and celtic artwork can still be
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| | height of Celtic tattooing. Designs from
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| found all over Ireland.Modern Celtic
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| | ancient stone and metal work are more
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| peoples have evolved symbols for
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| | likely to be from the same time period as
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| themselves, and in the North American
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| | Celtic tattooing.Celtic knot tattoos are
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| people of Celtic descentoften wear these
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| | usually loops with no end or beginning
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| symbols to show that they are of Celtic
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| | symbolising the never ending cycle of
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| descent. The ancient Celts passed
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| | death and rebirth. Celtic animal
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| knowledge down through an oral tradition
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| | (zoomorphic tattoo designs) designs are
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| of storytelling and didn't keep many
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| | similar in construction but the cords
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| written records, consequently, there is
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| | terminate in feet, heads, tails. Pure
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| little evidence of their tattooing
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| | knots are usually unending, unless the
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| remaining even though celtic cross
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| | end of a strand is stylized into a
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| tattoos and celtic know tattoos are very
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| | zoomorphic element or a spiral.
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