Before you get yourself a tattoo, you must first imagine exactly how it will look on your body, and find out its interpretation. This is especially true of the sword tattoo. The meanings of this image are extremely varied and depend on many factors.
Sword Sketch
Initially, it was believed that only men stuffed cold weapons, but this is not at all the case. Even women like to put swords and daggers on their skin, who in this way are trying to show the world their inner strength.
The size of such a tattoo is usually very large, so before you go to the master, you should think over the sketch of the sword tattoo exactly, imagine how it will look on the body, so as not to be disappointed in your tattoo later. First of all, you should think about the shape of the sword and the accompanying symbols. And then determine exactly where you want to place your tattoo, given that most often the sword is applied to the arm, shoulder, thigh, shin or back. But even after that, you should not rush to the master. Each tattoo carries a certain symbolism, and it is not always positive.
General interpretation
There are many meanings of a dream tattoo, and sometimes they have the exact opposite meaning.
- Strength and courage. A person tries to help others and tends to live his whole life in the struggle for a just cause or his place under the sun.
- Angry. The owner of the tattoo is in the grip of negative emotions or plans to take revenge.
- Suffering. The man experienced a serious betrayal, and his hopes collapsed. However, if a symbol of the sun, a flower or a butterfly appears next to the sword in the future, it means that his life is gradually getting better.
- Inevitability. The owner of the tattoo believes that punishment follows any offense.
- Freedom of action. A person with such a tattoo will never ask others for permission for something and always makes decisions himself.
The meaning of tattoos for men and women
The meaning of a sword tattoo on the arm, leg, back or any other part of the body does not depend on where it is stabbed. However, depending on who got it, the tattoo can be interpreted in different ways.
For men, such a tattoo symbolizes their masculinity, courage and a heightened sense of justice. They seem to take on the image of knights - noble, honest, strong and courageous.
If, in turn, a woman makes such a tattoo, then by doing so she equates herself with the ancient Amazons and shows her independence from other people's opinions and determination to achieve everything on her own. In addition, such tattoos are sometimes made by girls whoselovers died in battle. Thus they honor their memory.
Sword symbols
In order to understand exactly what a dream tattoo means, it is important to know the interpretation of this symbol among different peoples and religions:
- Buddhists consider this edged weapon a symbol of wisdom, so those who wanted to devote their whole lives to self-development and self-knowledge.
- In Kabbalah, the sword is a symbol of balance, so it is depicted on their bodies by those who believe that everything in life is given equally - good and bad, good and evil, and punishment is worth waiting for all sins.
- In Christianity, the symbol of seven swords that pierce the chest of the Mother of God is very popular, which is interpreted as seven sorrows that befall everyone who lives in this world.
- In a number of religions, this edged weapon symbolizes a bridge to another world and is a link between life and death.
What weapons look like
It is also worth distinguishing the meaning of a sword tattoo depending on how the image looks as a whole:
- If a weapon has a long point, then the owner of such a tattoo has tremendous spiritual power.
- Does the blade have a short point? The person who got this tattoo relies on his instincts for everything.
- If the sword has a broken blade, it symbolizes the following: the owner of such an image on his body experienced a great tragedy and experienced severe pain that he could not cope with.
- When on the bladea drop of blood is drawn on the sword, a person who decides to get a tattoo considers himself fearless and ready to die.
- If a person made a tattoo from a weapon in a sheath, he has considerable spiritual power, but he knows how to restrain himself and act guided by reason.
What does a sword tattoo mean? Varieties of swords
Separately, you should pay attention to what kind of dagger is depicted on the tattoo:
- The sword of Damocles is a symbol of inevitability, fate and fate, which makes the owner of this image appreciate every minute of life.
- The Excalibur sword wielded by Sir Arthur is a symbol of power and might. The owner of this tattoo dreams of real magical power. It is believed that she can go to him thanks to the image applied to the skin.
- The winged sword is considered a symbol of the protection of the archangel and is applied in order to remind oneself that a person is always under the care of his guardian angel, who will always help in battles with problems.
- But if you are wondering what it means to have a sword tattoo with an unusually woven handle and a long and narrow blade that tapers towards the end, then you have come across a tattoo of a samurai weapon, which is a symbol of genuine interest in Japan.
- The shield and sword tattoo is usually applied by the military or by those people who consider themselves the defenders of their loved ones. However, in addition, it indicates the vulnerability of a person and his desire to protect himself from attacks from outside.
- Pictureweapons with the inscription: "Live by the sword, die by the sword" is a warning to others about the dangers of violence, and is also impaled by those who are well aware of the danger, but are still ready for it in order to protect loved ones.
Which variety to choose depends only on your individual preferences.
Image next to the weapon
Usually, when a sword tattoo is drawn on the back or arm, some more symbols are often stuffed next to it, which allows you to expand the interpretation of the image.
- If the heart is cut with a cold weapon or pierced by a blade, the person has experienced a serious betrayal of the second half.
- Is the heart next to the sword? The owner of the tattoo is ready to fight for his love and protect it with all his might.
- If a skull is pierced by a dagger on a tattoo, a person is ready to fight death and defeat it.
- The cross depicted next to the bladed weapon is a symbol of unity and union.
- If a sword is stuffed on the skin, which is wrapped in ivy, in this way the owner of the tattoo shows that he honors the memory of those who died in the war.
- Melee weapons located between a man and a woman? Their relationship is completely pure and innocent.
- If a sword pierces a person on a tattoo, its owner experiences severe mental anguish and suffers from life's injustice.
These are the meanings of the sword tattoo and related symbols.
