Z-Rod Crow Pictish Tattoo Design sun A complex wide circular knot

A complex wide circular knot with a central opening for the boss of a shield

similar to the ones the Medieval knights carried on their crusades to free the Holy Land

or that element can be left unaccented

and the triangular knot below to draw the eye down the arm

The interconnectedness of all things is never more beautifully expressed than in the Celtic knotworks

Z-Rod Crow Pictish Tattoo Design sun A complex wide circular knotThe Pictish Z Rod, mysterious 7th century pattern found in numerous standing stones in Scotland, here surmounted by the image of a hooded crow. The image of a broken spear or arrow with green shoots coming out of the staff is an image of peace and the end of conflict.