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

Equestrians understand that the greatest luck of all is the melding of minds

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

or that element can be left unaccented

The fierce attentive gaze of the wolf

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.