Well, it’s taken only about 25 years, but I think I’m biting the bullet and getting some new tattoo work done, and I can think of none better then some of the folks here for advice on something…
My particular heritage is primarily French from Québec, with both sides of the family having solid roots in Normandy.
I fell into the DNA rabbit hole a few years back, and even invested in a few tests (while they were on sale) to compare… French was naturally prominent, but there were surprises.. Some Scandinavian traces were still there even from French communities where very few ever left the Saint Hyacinthe area.. To this day, my mother and I are really the only two of three in the family that left & speak English lol…
Comparing it to archeological dna services like mytrueancestry has definitely been revealing, especially when it highlighted an ancestral link to Visigothic and Danish roots (with many other Germanic influences, including a smidgin of Norwegian)..
In any case, I’ve always been fascinated with the Elder Futhark and all things proto-Germanic.
I currently have a camel spider tattooed on one hand, and a scorpion on the other.. Due to a promise I gave to fellow soldiers after our 1992-93 Somalia tour that I’d “fight” them on a bar table once we got home to remind us of our only entertainment out there lol.
The idea is to add runes on my fingers…
I have tried to research the proto-Germanic inspiration for the Nordic influence of Huginn & Muninn.. These would be transcribed using the Elder Futhark, and figured these to be Hugiz and Muniz.
Any thoughts by those with a bit of knowledge in this area?

Once settled, I also have an itch to get the Visigothic Eagle on one side of the neck, and the well known Raven from Vikingtid banners on the other side… Both would be fair homage to two ancestral links.

This is one of my favorite runestone .

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bLqy6rIv-5c

#vikings #sweden #runestone #ironage

-Eskilstuna-coffin-
Vreta kloster, Östergötland.

They are called Eskilstuna-kistor because they were first discovered in the city of Eskilstuna..

Eskiltuna coffin is a Swedish term for early Christian grave monuments found in Sweden. They appear as a Christian funerary custom during the 11th century.


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8PN6xWNijf/

Hámundr and Ulfr raised this stone in memory of Hrólfr, their father; Eybjǫrg in memory of her husband. They owned the estate of Sleðabrú, Freysteinn and Hrólfr, þegns of strength.

Runestone Sö 367
Släbro, Nyköping

Dated to somewhere between -
980–1015
( Viking Age )

Rune reading
hamunr : ulfʀ raisþu : stain : þinsi : efti : hrulf : faþur : sin : ayburg : at : unir sin þaiʀ otu : by : slaiþa:bru + fraystain : hrulfʀ o^þru<toʀ> <þia>k<n>a

Old West Norse
Hámundr, Ulfr reistu stein þenna eptir Hrólf, fǫður sinn, Eybjǫrg at ver sinn. Þeir áttu bý Sleðabrú, Freysteinn, Hrólfr, þróttar þegnar.

Va a ser mi primer gran concierto, encima fuera de mi isla, no puedo estar mas emocionado, la verdad va a ser una experiencia unica.

Oktower - TOWARB (Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, etc...)

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Kyiv, Domanya bay and Ukrainian shooter's song.
9 months between these videos
From April till February. Everything is changing so quickly.. I couldn't find that exact spring view for winter shooting.

https://youtube.com/shorts/KLgKisaEkpg?si=u_dfbVDTi3Y2keyP