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Originally Posted by JoeCosta
I want to make a Thor Hammer on my arm, I have yet to find a good artist to make it around my area tho.. Nordic patterns seem to confuse tattoo makers LOL
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I'd think about that one. Thor's hammer tattoos, at least ones that aren't comic book tattoos, are often associated with Nazism. There's a history of German Nazism being associated with Norse paganism and symbols (The thunderbolt "SS" logo is actually a reference to Thor as the god of thunder.) Obviously pagan symbols don't have to be racist, and the vast majority of people probably aren't even aware of the connection, but you never know when somebody is going to misinterpret it and try to take your head off.
Found an interesting entry from some heathen "shaman"'s blog on the subject.
Notes from a barking shaman: Apparently I'm a Neo-Nazi Racist Skin Head