Tattoos The History As well as The Rules

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Tattoos The History As well as The Rules
TATTOOS have been a part of warrior culture for centuries-- yet in Western society they were rubbed out just before re-emerging.

It is believed that some Roman as well as Greek soldiers sported ink, most likely motivated by "barbarian" tribes they encountered. Definitely the Picts of northern Britain were referred to by some Romans merely as "painted folks".

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Body art began to be rubbed out across the Roman Empire with the spread of Christianity, although it continued in pagan societies. Centuries later the Vikings were still sporting ink, which disgusted at the very least one "civilised" Arabian writer which described them as rude, unclean as well as covered in images.