Heart and Wings Tattoo Designs

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Hearts are one of the most popular tattoos in our society today with the latest introduction of a human heart design, veins, arteries and the whole anatomy visual of a human heart.

The first noted group to use this tattoo design-symbol were sailors. To them a heart tat was a badge of love, and to a connection to, their loved ones left back on shore.

Heart Shaped Hands Heart tattoo designs represent various human emotions to people.  Love, of course, - romantics love, lust, a unity between people, painful feelings, sad memories, a tribute to a lost love or loved one.  A heart design can display a painful feeling and sad memories for some. In ancient civilizations viewed hearts as a symbol that represents the center of intellect and other related meanings.

A collection of heart tattoo variations have evolved over time. Sailors were notorious for their heart and anchor tattoos with Mom scrawled in the middle. Celtic tattoos sometimes add a heart in knot work.  Hearts and Banners.  Heart and Roses. Hearts and Veins!

A broken heart often represents for the loss of a loved one, lost or rejected love, or a failed relationship. A sadness and grief is the emotional aspect portrayed.

A heart that bleeds also refers to a lost love. A heart pierced with an arrow is a popular image that can depict both sad and unforgettable love.

A free spirit is typically represented by a heart with wings.   Wings represent freedom and rising above problems.  Wings can be a variation of what the angel tattoos represent which is a tribute to someone who has passed away.  So, the combination can represent the memory of a loved one, looking down and protecting the memory of the person they lost.

When you combine heart tattoos and daggers, swords, or knives, the meanings vary between bravery and betrayal.  A dagger piercing a heart means someone you trusted and let get close has hurt you. Like a reminder to be cautious in the future. A heart and dagger is a popular military tattoo which is often used to symbolize bravery.

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