WHAT IS CHANGING AND WHY
From the end of 2024, new EU product safety legislation known as GPSR requires all businesses selling physical goods into the European market to meet specific compliance and documentation standards. We are working through that process now.
Rather than rush it and get it wrong, we have chosen to pause physical shipping to the EU temporarily while we get everything properly in place. Our full digital catalogue is available without restriction in the meantime, and physical shipping will resume once we are compliant.
We appreciate your patience. It will not be a long wait.
COMMUNITY CREATIONS: INSPIRED BY NORTHERN BLACK ART BOOKS
A thousand years ago, warriors and mystics of the European continent marked their skin with symbols of power and protection. Today, the tradition continues.
Our customers don’t just buy; they live the culture. See their tattoos, artwork, and creations inspired by Northern Black’s designs.
RINGERIKE WYRM CREATED BY @OSCARORCELLET USING THE VIKING ART TOME
STUNNING BINDRUNE TATTOO FROM @SEEBROOK715 FROM RUNES, SIGILS AND BINDRUNES
SUPER COOL ENGRAVED PINT GLASS FROM @SAVI_GANESH44 MADE WITH A DESIGN FROM THE VIKING ART TOME
When I first started drawing Nordic art I was a little directionless and pretty confused when it came to all the different art styles. Isars books on Nordic art really showed me the way and helped me develop the style I’m known for tattooing today.
Skal! The Viking Art Tome is epic! A fantastic guide containing historical style and background information for anyone interested in exploring Nordic themed art applied to craft - tattooing or otherwise. Thank you for making it!
Isar's books have always been a great source of inspiration for my work, from the very beginning until today. I can highly recommend "The Viking Art Tome" and also “Runes, Sigils & Bindrunes”. I really like the way he describes these topics and I can identify with them very well.
THE LORE RUNS DEEP
7 VIKING TATTOOS YOU SHOULD GET
Isar Oakmund shares seven historically grounded Viking Age tattoo designs worth getting, from wolves and ravens to godmasks, wyrms, Yggdrasil and the Valknut, each rooted in named archaeological artefacts and the real visual language of the Norse world. The companion piece to the tattoos you should not get.
ODIN: THE SEEKER OF WISDOM AND THE SECRETS OF THE RUNES
