Tattooing was world wide, and theres not only historical evidence, there is archeological proof that nearly all indigenous Europeans were tattooed. It can be looked up. Where they may have placed the tatts was up to them. My wife, Agnes, has had her distinct tattoos since 1997, she was one of 2 women in NW Alaska that had them at the time, and, interestingly, its been revived. Agnes has her familys linear tatts on her chin, distinctly lower Kobuk River Inupiaq Eskimo. Inupiaq Eskimo men tattooed on the body, usually healing lines (acupuncture) or Whalers who led successful hunts and tallied the catch in tattoos.
Lol as a Norwegian and a indigenous person who have my ancestral markings on my forehead and chin, the Norse never tattooed their faces or their bodies. At least no proof that they did let it be material culture, history or archaeology. Never learned of it in school either. You say it not indigenous, but then why appropriate the exact same places? Tattoos in it self is indigenous and every indigenous culture world wide practice tattooing, especially the face/chin for women, and the body in general. It’s not just lines. We have patterns as well as symbols. And if not of Scandinavian decent why appropriate runes? In Inuit culture only women tattoed their faces, and it was also women who tattooed not men. It’s not just 3 lines, it varies in number depending on meaning and symbolism. Every tribe in America tattooed.
There is at least one account of the Vikings (the Rus, at least) being heavily tattooed. It was given by Arab statesman Ahmed Ibn Fadlan in 921 AD. You can look it up.
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Tattooing was world wide, and theres not only historical evidence, there is archeological proof that nearly all indigenous Europeans were tattooed. It can be looked up. Where they may have placed the tatts was up to them.
My wife, Agnes, has had her distinct tattoos since 1997, she was one of 2 women in NW Alaska that had them at the time, and, interestingly, its been revived.
Agnes has her familys linear tatts on her chin, distinctly lower Kobuk River Inupiaq Eskimo.
Inupiaq Eskimo men tattooed on the body, usually healing lines (acupuncture) or Whalers who led successful hunts and tallied the catch in tattoos.
Lol as a Norwegian and a indigenous person who have my ancestral markings on my forehead and chin, the Norse never tattooed their faces or their bodies. At least no proof that they did let it be material culture, history or archaeology. Never learned of it in school either. You say it not indigenous, but then why appropriate the exact same places? Tattoos in it self is indigenous and every indigenous culture world wide practice tattooing, especially the face/chin for women, and the body in general. It’s not just lines. We have patterns as well as symbols. And if not of Scandinavian decent why appropriate runes? In Inuit culture only women tattoed their faces, and it was also women who tattooed not men. It’s not just 3 lines, it varies in number depending on meaning and symbolism. Every tribe in America tattooed.
There is at least one account of the Vikings (the Rus, at least) being heavily tattooed. It was given by Arab statesman Ahmed Ibn Fadlan in 921 AD. You can look it up.