The Scottish Thistle Meaning

The Scottish thistle is the national emblem of Scotland for more than 500 years.

Legend of the Scottish thistle tells us that long ago when the Danes invaded Scotland by surprise, wearing no shoes and in the dark, one of them stepped on a thistle, cried out and alerted the Scots and prevented a terrible slaughter. The grateful Scots adopted the thistle as a symbol of their nation, and it became known as “The Guardian Thistle”. Sadly, there is no historical evidence to back up the tale.

Whatever its origins, the thistle is one of the most important Scottish symbols.

 

Celtic Dragon Tattoo

Although they are usually associated with Asia, dragons can be found also in fairy tales and folklore all over the world, including Celtic Ireland.  
 

The Celtic dragon has been a creature of myth and legend for centuries throughout the Celtic world and it represents sovereignty, power or a chief (the Celtic word for "chief" is Pendragon ) also it is a symbol of wisdom, associated with magic and mysticism. Physical appearance of Celtic dragons in Celtic mythology was more consistent with the Eastern or Greek dragons and worms, which are having long bodies, without legs and wings and are possessing poisonous bites or stinging spines.