Flanking the solar disk are the uraei

Memorial to a soldier who had fought and died in a foreign land

A Celtic trinity knot is accented with feminine swirls taken from a Medieval tapestry for a delicate and flattering design

The pattern is simple

Anglo Saxon Tattoo Band Design horse Flanking the solar disk areThe center nose piece of an ancient Saxon war helmet found in a burial mound in England was decorated with this dramatic and complicated Celtic knotwork. Very much a traditional Celtic knot work band, it shows how the medieval cultures clashing for dominance in the island we now know as the United Kingdom shared their art styles and love of intricate ornamentation.