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 epic poems at the center of Norse mythology, known as the
Poetic Edda, one key section from a collection known as the
Hávamál 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.
Sean's tattoo is a tribute to his Norwegian heritage.
This piece was tattooed in three sittings by
Bobby Chichester at
Empire State Studio, in Oceanside, New York. Work from that shop has appeared previously on the site
here.
Thanks to Sean for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!