Old School Tattoos » Swallow Tattoo http://oldschooltattoos.org Classic Old School Tattoos Inked Back To Life Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:08:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sparrow Tattoos – Swift and Stylish http://oldschooltattoos.org/sparrow-tattoo.html http://oldschooltattoos.org/sparrow-tattoo.html#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:34:49 +0000 Guy http://oldschooltattoos.org/?p=45 bird-branch-tattoo-mThe swallow is similar to the bluebird tattoo in that they both represent hope, but the swallow is also considered to be a nautical tattoo.  Sailors would celebrate after seeing a swallow as it meant that their journey was almost over and that they were close to land.

For many sailors each journey would be represented by another swallow on their sleeve and a swallow with a dagger through it would mean that they had lost a friend at sea.

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