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Odal: Kinship, family, and blood unity The Odal rune was used by the SS to symbolise several values of central importance to Nazi ideology. It was based on the Elder Futhark ᛟ or othala rune, with further addition of "feet" or "serifs".
The rune and winged symbol have been used by the Neo-Nazi Wiking-Jugend in Germany, and in South Africa by the Anglo-Afrikaner Bond, the Boeremag, the Blanke Bevrydingsbeweging, the Italian neo-fascist group National Vanguard, the Afrikaner Student Federation and the far-right wing White Liberation Movement before it was disbanded.
Feb 23, 2023 · The Odal Rune as A Nazi Symbol. Unfortunately, the Odal rune was one of the many symbols co-opted by the Nazi party of WWII Germany. Because of the symbol’s meaning of “nobility”, “superior race”, and “aristocracy”, it was used as the emblem of ethnic German military and Nazi organizations.
Mar 1, 2021 · Versions of the Odal rune were used as an insignia by at least two Nazi military divisions during World War II. It served as an emblem for the Nazi 7th SS Mountain Division that fought in...
In the 20th century, Nazis in Germany adopted the othal rune, among many other similar symbols, as part of their attempt to reconstruct a mythic "Aryan" past. Nazi uses of the symbol included the divisional insignia of two Waffen SS divisions during World War II.
Feb 27, 2021 · The shape of the stage, a diamond with two prongs extending on one end, is indeed similar to an early European Othala rune also known as the "Odal rune." According to the Anti-Defamation...
The othala rune is part of the runic alphabet system, a system of writing used (with many variations) across pre-Roman Europe. In the 20th century, Nazis in Germany adopted the othal rune, among many other similar symbols, as part of their attempt to reconstruct a mythic "Aryan" past.
