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Tattooing Viking Age symbols and other tattoos with their roots in history comes with a lot of background research. At VIKINK we have an extensive library of rare books on art styles, archaeology and historical background on what we do. The library is situated in the studio so you can have a look at the various books to get inspiration for your tattoo or just have a glimpse of everything related to (Pre)Viking Age archaeology and art styles. We believe that connecting to the past is the best way to decide on what you want for your tattoo. We also have a large online library where you can look through. 

Many of the books we keep in the VIKINK library are very hard to get by. Academic works are often not only rare in print, but also notoriously hard to access in the online realm. We are very proud to have an extensive offline and online library of works to draw inspiration from.

Would you yourself like to start your journey into the various subjects, then we can help you out. We have a large network of academics, artists and other people we would like to recommend.


Luciano Pezolli 

Luciano, better known online as Children of Ash (@childrenofash) has done extensive research into Migration Period and Viking Age artwork. He has worked on various books by notable academics and appeared on numerous podcasts, including multiple episodes on the Nordic Mythology Podcast which we are talking about below. Luciano is considered a good friend of us at VIKINK and we are looking forward to continue working closely as time progress. You can find his work on his instagram @childrenofash

 

Hyldyr & Mimirsbrunnr.info

Hyldyr is helmed by Joseph Hopkins and forms a collective of writers and artist in the Pacific Northwest, mainly in Seattle Washington. Hyldyr offer a wide variety of publications they research, write and publish themselves. The books are illustrated by artists such as Jacqui Alberts Lund @Wovenwrym tattoo and Rim Baudey @Rimbaudey. Joseph also has a website where he extensively writes about various topics; find him at mimisbrunnr.info

A couple of works by @Hyldyr 

  • The Havamal
  • The Voluspa
  • Rune series
  • Etc

 


 

Mathias Nordvig

Dr. Mathias Nordvig teaches at the University of Colorado Boulder and has published numerous volumes on Nordic Mythology. Are you only starting out at what Nordic Mythology actually is or do you have kids who you would want to ready introductionary stories to? Mathias has a couple of books for people just starting out on these themes, including for children. He also hosts a podcast on various topics within the subject.

You can find Mathias on instagram at @mathiasnordvig and on his podcast The Sacred Flame via mathiasnordvig.com

 

 

Neil Price

Archaeologist and writer Dr Neil Price of Uppsala University is one of the foremost researchers about the Viking Age and early medieval culture in Scandinavia. He teaches at the University of Uppsala and also appears in various popular media. Dr Price has written many critically acclaimed books of which many considered standard works in academia. If you want to make your first steps into Viking Age culture and don’t know where to start, you would want to look into: 

  • The Viking Way
  • The Children of Ash 

 

The Nordic Mythology Podcast

Run by Yorkshire based artist Daniel Farrand, this popular podcast has established a solid platform for artists, academics and history enthusiasts alike and is, at the time of writing, around 300 episodes. Next to the podcast, Daniel runs his company @HornsofOdin where he offers high quality clothing and other merch.

VIKINK staff member Ruben has made multiple appearances on the podcast talking about Heilung, early medieval martial culture and museums.

Find the Nordic Mythology Podcast on any of the established streaming platforms like Spotify / @nordicmythologypodcast and Discord. 



Jackson Crawford

Dr Jackson Crawford is a former teacher at the University of Colorado Boulder and switched completely to educating via youtube, as a writer and via popular media. Crawford has translated the Saga of the Volsungs, the Poetic Edda and the Wanderers Havamal, among other titles. You can get these in any establish bookstore or online.
Jackson's youtube channel at the time of writing has close to 300k followers and is continuing making content. Find Jackson Crawford on his youtube channel.

 

Stephen Pollington

For over 30 years Stephen has written extensively on Old English language, runes, plant magic, mead hall culture and Ear Anglo Saxon martial history. His works are thoroughly researched and easily readable:

  • The English Warrior
  • Waylands Work
  • Mead Hall - A Guide to Feasting in Early Medieval England