nordic mjolnir tattoo

Mjolnir Back Tattoo

Mammen inspired Mjolnir. The English word ‘mill’ has roots in this word: It means to crush… I’m not kidding when I write that it crushed me also tattooing this all in one week, and I will state now that I will never again undertake such a big project all in one go. I love the challenge of pushing myself, but I’m not a young man anymore 😂 

I put my heart and soul into this piece, and I’m sad to say I missed half a line in doing so… I’m only human. I’m sorry for this Wim. I hope we can meet again soon so I can finish your back properly.

I’m only posting this image as I don’t want to give away a ‘blueprint’ of the design, but you can still see within the knots the many creatures of the Norse stories and beliefs. Sitting on the hammer are the ravens Thought and Memory, Jormungandr, Fenrir, Ratatoskr, the Nidhogg serpent and the branches of Yggdrasil inhabit the centre of the hammer, and Skol and Hatti flank the handle. There are a few other characters you can see I’ve not mentioned, maybe you can spot them?