Heroic Symbolism Of Swallow Tattoos
One of the most creative and artistic ways that you can
express yourself and at the same time, make a statement is
through having a tattoo on your body. And some people
who
appreciate this kind of art have collections of tattoos
in their body that could symbolize different kinds of meaning
in their lives or may represent different milestones in their
lives.
But probably when it comes to the most controversial designs
of tattoos, the swallow tattoo is among of them which
may somehow create a controversy and confusion especially for
those people who have them as their tattoo design but do not
truly represent the true meaning of it. And to shed
light, here are some of the known facts about the swallow
tattoo for us to know what it truly represents and its history
that is very interesting that is very much remarkable and
heroic.
What It Symbolizes
Though there may be different stories or assumptions when it
comes to the real meaning of swallow tattoos, the real story
behind it involves sailors which were known to have travelled
and conquered the hardships of the sea during their
journeys. The swallow tattoo is a symbol that was
originally used by historical sailors to show off or represent
their experience in sailing and nautical skill in that
filled.
The swallow tattoo represents the image of the bluebird or
what we may call the É?swallowÉ? that were usually placed on the
chest of the sailors and according to one legend about it, a
sailor with one swallow on his chest represents the five
thousand miles that he has travelled and a sailor with two
bluebirds have journeyed throughout the sea for ten thousand
miles. And since travelling with these great numbers of
distances was very challenging and dangerous during those early
times, one or more swallow tattoos automatically represents a
sailor that is very experienced when it comes to sailing or
anything that has something to do with nautical
skills.
You may be wondering why would these historical sailors have
chosen the bluebird as their swallow tattoo to be
placed on their chest, but legend has it that these bluebirds
were supposed to carry their souls to heaven that would
represent freedom and hope if the sailor drowns or have met a
disaster at sea. Aside from that, the swallow represents
love, care, and affection to family and friends but most
importantly, showing the loyalty of the person always returning
to them no matter what.
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