Sean's Tattoo of Odin is a Tribute to His Norwegian Heritage

I met Sean earlier this week in Penn Station and he was kind enough to share this wonderfully-done tattoo of the Norse god <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin">Odin</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aoh9K4hXuXW_R2DAAUh74oIp3jxEIqwOmogUMRD-vN1BZX9-q-vrsbQLGaK60QxZD1NecebbNSBT5JTA6ezG05D4BBkWySzvMPzlaFH61BFtPYzA3RUk2i4Z5bDWkV9w6Sh8aznP/s1600-h/Odin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449531129406850194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aoh9K4hXuXW_R2DAAUh74oIp3jxEIqwOmogUMRD-vN1BZX9-q-vrsbQLGaK60QxZD1NecebbNSBT5JTA6ezG05D4BBkWySzvMPzlaFH61BFtPYzA3RUk2i4Z5bDWkV9w6Sh8aznP/s400/Odin.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />In the epic poems at the center of Norse mythology, known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetic_Edda">Poetic Edda</a>, one key section from a collection known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1vam%C3%A1l"><i>Hávamál</i></a> features Odin hanging from the world tree, revealing the origins of the runes, which are seen in detail below at the bottom of the tattoo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8wY3yUe0iIuXibyTVY2gATkhuw0riU3oMcduuokFePEP10GDEfqWnh90drDhC6Dht8zJoZMkpOL914fdHAwFSN1MOa6eeBC50q8SiMUpr80BPMm7fiiclAYlM4_r6H8kY8-ImoIk/s1600-h/Odin+details.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449530972694413138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8wY3yUe0iIuXibyTVY2gATkhuw0riU3oMcduuokFePEP10GDEfqWnh90drDhC6Dht8zJoZMkpOL914fdHAwFSN1MOa6eeBC50q8SiMUpr80BPMm7fiiclAYlM4_r6H8kY8-ImoIk/s400/Odin+details.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Sean's tattoo is a tribute to his Norwegian heritage.<br /><br />This piece was tattooed in three sittings by <a href="http://www.empirestatestudios.com/index.php?loc=artist&artistID=2&PHPSESSID=f2b547c1944f34fa93a3fdc726b99da1">Bobby Chichester</a> at <a href="http://www.empirestatestudios.com/index.php?loc=home">Empire State Studio</a>, in Oceanside, New York. Work from that shop has appeared previously on the site <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Empire%20State%20Studio">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Sean for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Sean's Tattoo of Odin is a Tribute to His Norwegian Heritage

I met Sean earlier this week in Penn Station and he was kind enough to share this wonderfully-done tattoo of the Norse god Odin : In the epi...

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