This V-Rod and crescent design is found on the Rosemarkie Stone

The Irish Wolfhound looks back over his shoulder at his bloodline's past and generations of Celtic warriors who have gone before

and had two uses

The woad was a skin paint

This design began with a drawing done in 1848 that depicted the Charter Oak

Pictish Spiral Double Disc Tattoo Design military This V-Rod and crescent designThis double disc is one of the most frequently seen Pictish patterns, found on carved symbol stones that date from the 6th century. The mysterious Picts left behind their enigmatic patterns in these carved monuments. This disc has the traditional shape with spiraling circular elements taken from an ancient piece of Pictish jewelry. Here it is bracketed by the Pictish Wolf form the Keillor stone and the bear form the Glamis stone.