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Urnes Stag of St. Eustace

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Normally I don't upload "sketchy" pics to my main gallery, but I liked how this one came out. We just got back from vacation to the Norwegian fjords, where we visited (among other places) the Urnes Stave Church, which I'd long wanted to see IRL. We stayed nextdoor at the farm which raises red deer, and I was inspired to draw the Stag of St. Eustace along with the famous knotwork carved on the side of the church. I drew it in the farm's guestbook at the little "Stabbur" in which we stayed, and took this photo of it since I couldn't scan it...thus it's not the best quality. I really love drawing Norse knotwork (it's more challenging than Celtic, IMO), so expect to see more of it from me in the future. :)

Please note! If you happen to see this design printed on clothing items, wooden iphone cases or stickers, please know that it was done WITHOUT my permission, and that those designs are STOLEN; I received no payment for any of them! Please report them (and notify me) whenever you see them being sold anywhere, as I have never sold copyrights to this particular design to any company. Thank you! <3 More info here: 

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Image size
780x898px 737.04 KB
Make
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD
Model
C4040Z
Shutter Speed
10/800 second
Aperture
F/2.3
Focal Length
15 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jun 30, 2007, 9:12:36 AM
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fyi the urnes stave church was originally a pagan worship site and the christian proselytites (may their minds go numb with boredom in the cold mists of niflheim) were doing some mad fckn appropriation mangling that sacred space into the domain of their tyrant god. i know you probably were not aware of this as of drawing the stag here, but it is a slight bit triggering for some like myself. I'm not saying this should be taken down or whatever, it is some great art and i commend the quality, I just wanted to let you know.