Did You Love The Show Vikings? Then This Book Might Be For You!

Scandinavian tattooist spends lockdown creating art and designs from the Viking-age, and makes a 3 volume book for a Kickstarter out of it.

The Northern Wind, A Viking book of epic proportions

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10 years of experience as one of the leading Nordic/Viking tattoo-artist and the current Lock-down in the United Kingdom has prompted Peter Blackhand to recreate himself as an author of not just one, but 3 books.

Since the TV show Vikings launched, the market for Viking tattoos and similar has boomed, and the general interest in the amazing artwork that came out of this era has boomed with it. But getting your hands on it is difficult, often requiring a well-stocked library or a couple of shelf-meters of books in your own home dedicated to the nerderies.

Peter has decided to change this, and to do so he has launched an already successful Kickstarter campaign, with which he will create 3 books, one on Viking art, one on Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and similar art and the last book will be purely on his own work, his methods and his previous creations.

If you think Ragnar Lothbroks tattoo was cool, just wait until you see this stuff

Fenris, the Wolf that will break his chains at Ragnarok

Peter Blackhand Nomad / Via Blackmantra.eu

Building his work on the myths and history of the Viking era, Peter Blackhand mixes contemporary design ideas with historical art, often creating powerful amalgamations.

Viking dragons and armour patterns for a worthy man!

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You can see more of Peters work on www.Blackmantra.eu