A Celtic tattoo is usually engraved in one colour and is characterized by the symbols of Celtic mythology. The most popular motifs include the Celtic knot, the tree of life, the Celtic cross, the butterfly, the Celtic lion, the triskelion and the shamrock.
The Celts lived from 750 BC to the 5th century AD and were indigenous to the British Isles as well as northern Spain, Brittany and as far as Bohemia. Although the Celts were not a single people, they shared a common culture in which tattoos were highly valued early on.
