Kells Knot Celtic Leg Wrap Tattoo Design tree In 300BC a warrior was

In 300BC a warrior was placed in his chariot and rolled into his grave in what is now Wetwang Slack

with a classic high cross for a symbolic tattoo that speaks for the ages

The evocative image of a red Crusader cross placed inside a heraldic shield

the snake with its tail in its mouth

A central extended vertical divides the complex knots on the sides

Kells Knot Celtic Leg Wrap Tattoo Design tree In 300BC a warrior wasThis pattern started with a knot found in a band in the 9th century Book of Kells. That was expanded out to a grid, with three of the knots running vertical and two around the ankle running horizontal. I think the artistic monks would have been happy to see their careful geometry adapted and reused in this new form.