Z-Rod Crow Pictish Tattoo Design sun and the triangular knot below

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

They were the first dogs brought to the new world

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

in Easter Ross Shire

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

Z-Rod Crow Pictish Tattoo Design sun and the triangular knot belowThe 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.