[Image: iStock] The symbol’s original meaning is unclear ... symbols appropriated by the Nazis in their attempt to invent an idealized Aryan or Norse heritage.” Often it contains a swastika ...

They are increasingly using pseudo-Norse symbols to brand their hate and link it to a transnational white supremacist movement, with the sonnenrad, in particular, coming to prominence as a call to ...

The piece also covers Norse mythology and Christian ... and Hindus attributed powerful meanings to snakes, incorporating them into their religious stories and symbols. In some traditions, snakes ...

Neo-Nazis linked to Russia proudly display their own collection of Norse symbols in eastern Ukraine. A soldier from Russian proxy forces has been filmed receiving a medal for fighting in Mariupol ...

Mjölnir in particular is the “most recognized and widely used” symbol of heathenry, Stark said. It likely was adopted in response to crosses worn by many Christians as Norse cultures ...