Gothic raven tattoos (page 2)
A raven tattoo carries two old stories at once: Odin's ravens of thought and memory, and Poe's midnight visitor croaking Nevermore. Drawn well, nobody mistakes it for a crow.
70 designsRaven and crow tattoo designs
Related motifs
SkullMortality worn openly: the oldest reminder that life is short.
Black roseLove that outlives loss, grief and farewells.
MothDrawn to the flame: transformation, night and the soul.
BatCreature of the night, linked with rebirth and Dracula.
Gothic crossFaith in stone and thorns, from churchyards to chains.
CathedralPointed arches and rose windows from 12th-century France.
GargoyleStone guardians that kept rain and evil off the roof.
VampireRomance and hunger, from Victorian novels to now.
Grim reaperDeath personified, a reminder rather than a threat.