Celtic Butterfly Tattoos 

Celtic butterfly tattoos are a popular butterfly tattoo design among woman. The reason that the butterfly held deep meaning to the ancient Celts is that the Ancient Celts felt deeply connected with nature and the natural world. They believed they that everything had a purpose and meaning, from sand to rock to animals. To the ancient Celts the butterfly was a very important symbol because it represented rebirth and new beginnings.

The ancient Celts also believed that the butterfly had a soul, and that a butterfly would fly around looking for a woman to impregnate. When they found the right woman, they would land in their food or drinks, so that they can be consumed. Once a woman consumed the butterfly, it would become pregnant and the butterfly would be born a human. With these very deep beliefs and connection to the butterfly, you can see why Celtic butterfly tattoos can be a very deep tattoo to a person.  

The legend of Etain is the inspiration for many Celtic butterfly tattoos. The story begins about a beautiful maiden named Etain. She was so beautiful that the Fairy King Midir became infatuated with her and was smitten with love.

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Unfortunately he already had a Queen, who when she found out about Etain, became extremely jealous because of his obsession with Etain. She became so angered that she transformed Etain into a butterfly and created a storm to whisk her away. Etain flew around as a butterfly for many years, before a different fairy King found her and let her have a spot in his kingdom.

Once the queen found out that Etain was living within this new kings kingdom, she created another storm to blow her away. This time Etain landed in the glass of a mortal queen. This mortal queen drank the wine in the glass along with Etain. She soon became pregnant and concieved a beautiful princess daughter. The princess grew up and married the King of Ireland. She lived an enjoyable and satisfied life.

King Midir soon found out that his lost love Etain was now married to the King of Ireland. He challenged the King of Ireland to a game of chess. The winner would get a kiss from Etain. King Midir won and once Etain kissed him, he turned them into swans and they both flew away never to be seen again. This story is the inspiration for many Celtic tattoo designs as it showcases love, transformation, and rebirth.

Celtic butterfly tattoos are best known for its very distinct style. The Celtic style is one with never ending knots. The knots represent the continuous cycles of life. If Celtic butterfly tattoos peek your interest for their deep meaning or maybe you just appreciate the beauty of the design, than you should definitely find a tattoo artist that specializes in Celtic tattoo designs. Not every artist can make a high quality Celtic style tattoo, so I recommend you take the time to find an artist that can. This will give you a high probability that you will be satisfied and happy with your finished tattoo.