{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ancientskin","provider_url":"https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/en","author_name":"Ancientskin","author_url":"https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/en\/blog\/author\/ancientskin\/","title":"The Viking Tattoo | Ancientskin","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Tzz434F2k2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/the-viking-tattoo\/\">The Viking  Tattoo<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/the-viking-tattoo\/embed\/#?secret=Tzz434F2k2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Viking  Tattoo&#8221; &#8212; Ancientskin\" data-secret=\"Tzz434F2k2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","description":"There is no confirmed archaeological evidence of tattoos on a Viking Age human body. Unlike some other ancient cultures, no well-preserved Viking corpse with clearly identifiable tattoos has been found.However, there are several reasons why the possibility is taken seriously:Written evidence: The Arab traveler Ahmad ibn Fadlan, who encountered Scandinavian Rus traders around 921\u2013922 CE, described them as having markings \u201cfrom the tips of their fingers to their necks.\u201d His description is sometimes interpreted as tattoos, although the original Arabic wording can also be understood as body decoration or painted designs.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ancientskin-2023_01-scaled.webp","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":2560}