I'm half Japanese, and I find it funny that many white people I met is so anti European culture because they think European culture is racist due to colonialism and etc, yet at the same time, these same White people LOVES Asian culture so much. They loved Chinese, Japanese and etc. Comes up to me, and glorify how beautiful Japanese cultures are, and that they claim white people don't have culture, and even if they do, its racist. And I'm like... such pathetic hypocrite aren't they. Did they forgot what Japanese did in WW1 and 2? Did they forgot what kind of leadership China have throughout history? Why is it only the white that gets the hate if every race of every culture had done terrible things in the past and why is it now Asian culture become a thing? Suddenly everyone is into Japanese, Chinese and Korean culture. I remember back in the days people hate anime and the people who watches it, but now, everyone is watching anime. Not to mention Korean as well. Back then nobody knows Korea, but now everybody knows Kpop and even glorify Korean movie. Years ago, I remember people would literally insult that you're gay and lesbian in such derogatory term because you watched Kpop, but now, everyone fucking comes out as part of LGBTQ. WTF happened.

Until people--and especially large organizations--stop apologizing, things will only get worse. Take your culture back.

It's amazing how the world has basically outlawed ANYTHING pro European. Any race has the right to be proud of their heritage, in fact it's shoved down our throats about how lovely all races are...except Europeans. The fact we can't adorn any ancient proto indo European, especially Germanic, symbols without being shamed. I refuse to apologize for repping the sonnenrad I have tattooed and the various other archaic designs tattooed by Germanic tribes as well as the Vikings like the swas-tika is one of our peoples most IMPORTANT symbol used from the Celts, Gauls, Scythians, Germans, and Scandinavians. And funny part about me being attacked for having appreciation for my Germanic roots, I'm also proud of my moms heritage of being full Apache while my dad is German, Norwegian, with some Swedish and Danish blood. Great video brother I respect how mature you are about your point of view it's refreshing to hear someone finally not piss on those who love their race cuz it's not born from hate it's a human right but apparently us whites can't have anything anymore.

Also, self defense, the right to protect yourself no matter what you are part is perfectly stated. Every living thing has that right to defend its life, and home. It's a natural reaction to being attacked, therefore a natural right.

I wasn't a racerist until I was proud to be I-haplogroup, proud to be an Odinist, unashamed of my skin color, immune to anti-European and Afrocentric propaganda, and shrugged when I was told my ancestors were all evil for merely existing. I had absolutely no intention or desire to wear the uniform. They put it on for me.

Even the Third Reich didn't use this symbol to represent hatred or evil. When they adopted this ancient symbol of their own Folk they chose it to represent just that. That and a nation onto their own. That being said, I wear a swastika all the time. It's on my silver mjolnir, stylized with the rounded rays. The funny thing is that the folks who (occasionally) give me dirty looks about it are other people of European ancestry. The Asian people I talk to are the ones who look at it and smile.

is always important to know the true history of things and to be aware of their original Ancient intent and meaning

The SS used the Sun rune bc Guido von List, in his book "the secret of the runes", changed the meaning of it to victory ("sieg" in german), von List created his own set of runes he called 'Armanen Futhark' and the nazis followed this futhark instead of the historical ones

The Swatika/hakenkreuz/Fire wheel is found everywhere from Asia to Africa to Europe and the Americas. The Fire wheel was a holy symbol amongst many Native American Nations, and was even used on road signs in New Mexico until WWII. There was a swastika found from the Hopewell Civilization (Mound Builders) made from green slate and fashioned to resemble intersecting snakes.

I thank you for giving more clarity about these symbols. I have often said that none of these symbols are racist. Amazing video. Keep up the great work.

A bee 🐝 has the right to sting to defend it’s hive. I really like how you explain things. No fuss, just practical. Have a great visit & safe travels 😊

Swastika the indoeuropean symbol if you wanna know the meaning a detailed explenation can be found in the indo-iranic(indo-arii) cultures in the Rig-veda (indic) and in the Avesta(iranic) i Remember knowing this since cildhood beacause of my background some reference can also be found in the saka scythyan culture other finding(Greece,Roma, Celtic gaelic,nordic-germanic, Armenia,) swast means good healt or whealt

seeing the tyr rune takes me back to my time in the royal navy in the 70s , every piece of kit we were issued had that rune on it somewhere, as it was found on many old weapons dug up from graves of over 1.000 years back.

You are spot on about being called a racist… thank you for doing this video!!! Hope your vacay is amazing :)

The sowilo rune was interpreted as being associated with victory, so using ᛋᛋ as their emblem was meant to signify ultimate victory. Also, the hooked cross was a solar symbol. That regime seemed to be fond of using solar symbols.

Slavic peoples used the Kolovrat and other symbols which do appear swaz. Amazing history of old Norseman

Everyone and his mother in law gets called racist these days, it is a badge of honor and weeds out the rifraf in your social circle. Cant be assed anymore...

Great video as always, its always good to shed light on the runes to those who may be unaware of their origins and that they are not meant to be hate symbols but cultural and spiritual symbols.

Robert sepehr does a good video on the origin. The sign is used for nobility. The earliest known swastika is from 10,000 BCE - part of "an intricate meander pattern of joined-up swastikas" found on a late paleolithic figurine of a bird, carved from mammoth ivory, found in Mezine, Ukraine. It has been suggested that this swastika may be a stylised picture of a stork in flight.

The double lightning bolt is native american too meaning victory. I think these ancient symbols used all around mother earth by different cultures are either in the collective consciousness (which they obviously are) or else we were all connected long before recorded history. To be honest I believe both these explanations are true.

I remeber decades ago before the TV show induced viking craze, I was in a bushcraft group on fb and some lad posted a picture of him shirtless camping with the caption "become the bushcraft" he had a whole bunch of runes painted in mud on him and it was interesting too see the backlash wasn't about him using racist symbols it was from people claiming he does not have the right to display them symbols he was not viking enough, his name looked Scandinavian but hey people were pissed he was not viking enough others told him he was messing with forces he doesn't understand the poor lad was just sharing a picture I bet he didn't expect any of the backlash it went on too long. I think he took the photo down

We need to take them back

You've presented yourself well mate. It's greatly appreciated to hear the unabashed truth about the symbols of our ancestors, no matter how many hurt feelings it causes. The truth is more important in regards to our people's culture, symbols and traditions

As a Norwegian, i can't help but connect your "vi sees neste gang" to a news anchor signing off. Sounds so similar!!

Ancient Aryan symbols

Thank you for your content and especially for the way you present it. As an American it is sometimes difficult to find proper teachings about any world history or cultures and I find going to the source is always best. Thank you

i used to be woke, when they said you can't watch 'this or that' so i watched it and learnt so much on varied subjects that completely destroy their false narrative, they do more harm than good despite meaning well.

About the black sun, while you are mostly correct, the Alemanni tribe had a very similar symbol.

Apparently a Finnish airforce that predated Nazis had swastikas on their planes. When I was little and was obsessed with Finland, I wasn't aware of the nazis and had the finnish airforce with a swastika as my computer background. I got in trouble and they didn't explain why so I was clueless until we learned about WWII =(

Thank you for the great video. Your a good teacher. There was a group of some protesters that made American Indian Tribes (Western Plains, I think) stop using their traditional Swastikas. The Sun Wheel was representative of the four directions along with the colors and the four stages of life.

Love your videos, so glad to see the growth

My German grandmother told me that the swastika was the symbol of Donar, the Germanic predecessor to Thor,

I’m not racist. I’m just cultured and if your offended that’s fine because you can’t fix stupid. Love the channel man!

The word Swastika is from the Sanskrit language Swastika meaning good fortune. Thai language are using it as a greeting frace. Sawatdee Kaa for femails & Sawatdee Kap for mails.

Thank you I learned so much. It's ashamed that people out of ignorance jump to conclusions about what's right or wrong.

BOOM! Your own comment of being politically in the middle is exactly why I suggested going on Timcast. You'd fit very well, because the host of the podcast is also in the middle by his own words. The entire cast leans more Christian, but that is also why you'd make a great guest. To give a different spirital point of view, and help correct any misconceptions they have about pagans. It may help boost your channel's numbers, and also give viewers of the podcast a different perspective on subjects. Sure, the cultish liberals would not like it, but we don't want cult like behavior in our circles. Those cult people are the reason why certain symbols are seen as racist today.

Fun fact that you didn't know and most likely don't care about: the word "tyr" literally means "arrow" in persian, and is also the name of one the angels/gods in Iranian mythology, as well as being the name of the first month of summer. And swastika can also be found in Iranian artifacts and mythology, being the symbol of sun, sky, or the four elements. Its name in persian is gardun-e-mehr, literally meaning the wheel of sun(ironic because the sun wheel symbol can also be found in our culture but we gave its name to swastika somehow). This shows how the aryans were culturally connected, that words and symbols have the same usage and meaning from Asia to Europe.

Just got recommended this video, and gotta say, the "denouncement"/announcement was genuinely well-worded. Props for that.

One thing some people do not seem to understand is that there is a difference between folkish pagans like the AFA and neo nazis plus skin heads who are using Norse symbols and turned into hate symbols

You're wrong about the black sun actually, its at least as old as the germanic iron age. Look up Zierscheibe. Its a type of circular design that has been around for some time.

I have a leatherwork instructional book printed in the late 1920's, swastikas are everywhere referencing native American uses.

If I may, sun wheel.... Oldest symbol in history. When symbols were written language. It started out meaning earth to the Sumarians. Later, it was more of a solar symbol, dividing the seasons and solstice and equinox. A multi purpose tool symbol for an agricultural people. (By the way, the Teutonic cross, or the "iron cross" is a variation of the solar sign of solstice and equinox.) I don't know how or why the 12 "sig" design was labeled the black sun. Only that it was associated with the Nazi's. The "black sun" in early ancient astronomy is what pagans call the sun when it sets below the equator. The Annunaki created the zodiacal calander. Dividing the earth by the equator, and the north and south 30th parallels. The sun set below the 30th parallel, that's the black sun. By the way, there are 12 sig runs making up the black sun. These represent the 12 houses of the zodiac.

You forgot the valknut! The triskelion-like triple triangle knot symbol. It's called 'val' meaning slain (like in Valholl, Valfadher), and it typically appeared in contexts of Odin. For some reason, likely modern white nationalists using it, this symbol has picked up racist connotations in modern heathen circles. I don't like surrendering these symbols to racist groups, and I won't allow them to claim it.

With how many fingers the Nazi's had in different pies, it’s pretty clear to me that they believed in these symbols, I do love how balanced you are mate, thanks for another interesting video.

The symbol used now to indicate 'BLUETOOTH'! It's on nearly every cell phone out there!😊💜👍

It's really a shame that some of these great symbols have been tainted by extremism, all really cool looking symbols.

It is such a shame that ancient symbols have been perverted in such a horrid way. I agree people get overly sensitive over the symbols, not bothering to educate themselves on what those symbols actually represent. Thank you for doing your part to reclaim ancient symbol and their meanings.

Thank you for giving straight forward explanations without all the political bias that always follows this intersection of Germanic history. Not everything that came out of the NSDAP was "evil" , and guilt by association is just retarded. ❣️

People absolutely have a right to their land, and Europeans and Americans do too. You don’t see people moving into Asia or Africa and forcing out the natives and this has been traced funding wise all the way back to zionist and Israeli groups funding it, that is not anti-semitic, it’s just a FACT. So anyone that doesn’t like it, should take it up with them.

I am Half Frisian, Half Melanesian (black pacific Islander) which makes me a copperskinned Giant and 100% a proud person of the Seas. I have done much research into both my ancestral roots. The truth is so much deeper than many realize - however the problem is those that think they can actually use hate to form unity by opposing a common enemy, which often results in extreme xenophobia and false supremacist feelings towards those who look "other", people who enjoy this sense of power by abusing these symbols and inciting hatred. They shit on the runes and totems of our ancestors sadly that hold deep meaning. I have faced discrimination from both sides btw for being too black or too white, both however were also often reluctant to directly confront me because of my size. limagine that 😂

The runes resemble the roman alphabet letters SS so the "Schutz Staffel" or Protective Squadron adopting them is kind of a no-brainer IMO. On the Hooked Cross, the Finnish Air Force had been using it since 1918. They finally gave in to pressure 2 years ago to forsake the desecrated symbol. Hitler's thousand-year Reich was a total bust, but it soiled a part of our shared history that was at minimum 7000 years old. It is suspected to have originated even earlier in pre-history. India still uses it so maybe someday it can be cleansed of Hitler's taint and be recovered.

As for the Black Sun, you are correct that the specific form that was shown here is not ancient. But it is a more stylized, formalized version of many historic forms, mostly from the Migration Era; some are attributed to the Alemani. One example even has a swastika in the center. Also, there is apparently no evidence that Himmler was responsible for incorporating the modern version in Wewelsburg castle. I have read something to the effect that it probably dates to the 19th century, although I don't recall the source. I wish we knew more about it. It's reputation as an almost exclusively "far right" symbol has really only come about recently, from what I've seen.

I am racist and I wear my symbols of “hate” proudly.

This subject is simply FOLKISH and or Tribal!⚡⚡⚒️⚔️ The meanings of these symbols are very sacred and special.And are of the Folkish soul the spirit of the blood of the Folk to which you belong .Victory or Valhalla⚡⚡ Yours folkishly and sincerely Dale Moran

So happy to of found this channel! I'm of Norse descent and have been an Odinst for 40 of my 53 years. I've been using runes for years just to mark my tools and other items. Nice that no one else can read them but everyone knows that they are mine. My son and I also speak old Norse when we are out. It's nice to use as no one knows what we are saying so we can say whatever shit we want and when inevitably some person asks us what we are saying\from, we both just stare really sternly at them (I'm 6.2, my son is 6.4 both have full beards and long hair, we can look pretty scary I guess. Well, we've been told more then once ) and whoever asked usually high tails it out of there fast like! We laugh like hell when that happens! Good times!

For the most part, when it comes to the "biker" thing (those scary guys on Harleys--I mean real 1%ers), the phenomenon came out of WWII. For them, the wearing of Nazi regalia were simply trophies of combat. At least, that's how it started.

Thought l could add a couple things. The "elk" rune has been refered to as a sybol of life and fertility and death if inverted. What would make a lot of sense having it on the honor badge you've shown in the video which was one given to mothers for "producing" more aryan offspring as it were. The wolfsangel ironically represents individuality and personal freedom, the free spirit of a true warrior to speak, what is even more ironic since it was the symbol of the 2nd "das reich" division, some of the worst war crminals even the rest of the ss dispised but hey they went out of their way to do it so l guess it's fitting. And finally the sun wheel was sometimes refered to represent the center of the germanic world and is a product of what some call "esotheric nazism" l think himler's main inspiration was the knights of the round table which was his sorta dnd party who had regular gatherings in that dungeon doing weird rituals an shit, that's why the number twelve it is believed to have a lot of magic potency or something in many cultures. The whole castle in fact was carefully planned to perform these rituals to amongst other things, conduct esotheric warfare on the enemy in germany's last months. It just gets weirder the more you read but the first explaination seems legit.

I really dont get why everyone keeps calling me a racist,, ive never driven a racecar

One thing I might respectfully correct you on is that the "black sun" is based on stuff you can find in archeology and is perhaps some kind of solar symbol. "Zierscieben" are round symbols that were buried with Germanic women and many incorporate sig runes in a circle or some other round complex shape.

Most of the runes look awesome. It is a shame that you can't really use them anymore because of these associations... The Odal rune looks the best to me, it kind of reminds me of an octopus.

Odelsret got abolished in 1926 in Denmark, in tact with general modernizations, and lease protections. Basically leaser can not be removed if they have lived or utilized lands for specific period. This was to stop monopolies of large land owners in Denmark, instead encouraging leaser and owners to unionize.

The symbol is also a Navajo Indian design showing the 4 seasons. There are buildings here in New Mexico that have it incorporated into the building.

I am a racist in the sense that I want the best for all races and that each race enhances its distinctive qualities, but I am against forced racial mixing

Thank you for being a voice of reason on this.

Maybe someone already thought this but I think that the sun wheel is a representation of the 4 seasons. Maybe it's a way to describe the weather changing during the year and all the various occurrences that comes to life in the various seasons.

Slavic Kolovrat can be considered a variant of the “original” swastika and it shares the latter’s solar symbolism. It is an attribute of the Slavic solar deity, Svarog , appropriately represented by the cyclic shape of the motif. The movement of the sun is indicated by the rotation of the symbol’s rays which look as if they’re spinning. Etymology of the world, which would translate as the “rotating circle” confirms this visual impression. The number of kolovrat’s rays differs, but they are all arched at the top. Some of those arches are directed clockwise and others counter-clockwise. There are various interpretations of kolovrat apart from it being the sun symbol. For example, it is believed that it stands for the eternal cycle of life and death. Contemporary neo-pagan movements ascribe elaborate interpretations to the kolovrat, and frequently apply the symbol to various items during Maslenitsa festival and to little statues known as “polovetskie baby”. In addition, several geographical locations (in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia) bear the name “Kolovrat”. It also functions as a surname, especially among the Czech people.

You're on target, thankyou!

My Girlfriend is Cantonese, my heritage is Norwegian, we learn from eachother, and enjoy viking movies and Hong Kong action movies, and Canto food (scandi food is trash) the key is just enjoying things and not hating or disrespecting people for what they enjoy but also letting people have their thing and not co opting or changing it to suit your own modern lifestyle.

Runes (secret letters) are so much older then nazism. I got Anglo Frisian runes that spell my daughter’s and wife’s name. It has nothing to do with politics and everything with connection to our heritage. When germanic tribes roamed around in our beautiful ancient forests. Not messing up the earth. When Mother Nature still was respected by us humans.

In the Americas long as well with the swastika. some native american tribes had this symbol in their symbology. The vortex at the center of creation , the whirl wind.

Also, racism simply means I love my People more than their people. There is nothing wrong with that.

How do you find the racist in a group? Listen to the one talking about racism and you will have found your racist.

I appreciate your clear headed handling of this topic. I don't quite get why proto-germanic letters and symbols are racist. It's cultural and historical in this group. Nor do I understand why people are making value judgements against social norms that existed in the past. People need to get in through their heads that no one point in the past will conform to present social norms. If you expect this, you are living in a fantasy world where you imagine and fetishize paganism based on your present perceptions, not reality and most of those are based off Hollywood. Why did the National Socialists use pagan symbols? Because it's related to their cultural group, just like it's related to their cultural group if they weren't Nazis.. Note that there are Christian Nationalists., Islamic Fundamentalists that don't like particular religious sects or ethic groups. Denouncing runes and symbols is denouncing the cultural, history and religion of Germanic and Indo-European people. If Runes are evil, then you need to accept the Latin Alphabet is just as evil. If you choose to believe Germanic symbols are evil, that's your problem.

Hey man I'm Metis from Canada, I love your channel. I find Viking culture fascinating, thank you the education

I disagree with some explanations here. I'm from Finland and I study magic symbology. The "algiz" depicts a family tree and is a symbol for life. So if you use it upside down it means death. Swastika is the real "black sun". It depicts the "big dipper" in four different stages, spinning around north star. This creates black sun if you look over exposed foto from night sky. So it just means time. It was used to protect cattle and property. Most early "Thor's hammer" jewelry seem to depict the amanita mushroom, that has been smoked in north for thousands of years. It has the similar effect as weed when smoked. The real hammer of Thor (ukonvaaja in Finnish) means lightning. It most likely originally was just sand melted by lightning (it creates glass). And later morfed in to stone blade and axe head. I don't know much about other runes. But seems like here has been secret language based on runes, but it only used dots...

I have several of these runes in my home. I have to explain them always. I just take my culture back

Great video. I really appreciate the explanations, especially as US born and not completely familiarized.

The Younger Futhark Hagal rune is a six pointed star like a snowflake and originally I believe one of its meanings is the blanket of snow which nurtures the seeds below to bring new life in the thaw. This is found on all ambulances in the UK and I think the USA too, usually with a caduceus superimposed on it.

This all boils down to tribalism. There's nothing wrong with tribalism. Each tribe has their own customs, rituals, religions and other components that do make them different. Dude, stop apologizing, we're different, end of story. Is using those differences to show disrespect to other tribes appropriate? No, it's not. Groups are proud of their tribe and their heritage. Nothing wrong with any group, including whites, being proud. The thing that is killing this modern world, is this desperate desire to force everyone to be "diverse" and to "integrate", all in this stupid idea to have them forget their heritage and to abandon their tribe. People hate that more than any other tribe.

I am German.. i tell you, its hard over here. I wear Runes on a daily basis for over 20 Years now. Once people know me for 20 Minutes, they know i am not a nazi, but before that.. oh boy. I had very long hair back then, and a huge beard. People called me "The viking hippie" Than, i lost my hair.. the beard stayed, now i am the neo nazi. I will still use Runes.. The oldest runes found in Germany are from over 1800 Years ago.. just because some fucking nazis missused them for a few years.. i wont stop.

The swatsika is also found in a Lot of Iranian artifacts.

The earliest known swastika is from 10,000 BCE - part of "an intricate meander pattern of joined-up swastikas" found on a late paleolithic figurine of a bird, carved from mammoth ivory, found in Mezine, Ukraine. It has been suggested that this swastika may be a stylised picture of a stork in flight.[63] As the carving was found near phallic objects, this may also support the idea that the pattern was a fertility symbol.[64] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

I don’t know if you go on podcasts or would ever be interested in doing so, but you would be such a great guest for “I’m Doing Great”! They would be so lucky to have you on, if you ever chose to do something like that!

Just called my little boy Tyr (takes some explaining and that he’s not a girl 🤦🏼‍♀️😂) anyway I ordered him a personalised blanket with the Tyr rune and was told I was inappropriate 🤦🏼‍♀️

Hitler’s original goal was to keep Germany German, so he used old Germanic symbols. He was not a fan of immigration, and didn’t like non-Germans marrying Germans. He also used Roman symbols due to his appreciation for their military strategy and strength. The Nazi party didn’t care about any of that, they just wanted power. I like ironic history, and their lunacy fascinates me. They were the 2nd coming of the Roman Empire, and stupidly though that history wouldn’t repeat itself. 🤣🤦‍♀️ The swastika is tricky. The symbol made its way across Europe due to Indo-Aryan migration that began roughly 4,000 years ago. Hinduism is over 4,000 years old. People would be highly surprised by how much Indian influence has made its way into many cultures. The Nazi “black sun” is a modification of the symbol on India’s national flag, so yes the Nazis did appropriate symbols from India…and their reasoning has racist roots.

Thank you so much for this. The symbol you have on here from my religion is about peace. So I greatly thank you for this so much🙏🏼

Hari Krsna! Hari Rama! Hari Siddhartha! Hari Arya! Hari Swastika! Hari Om Hari! Hari Om! Swami Gregory Steven Withrow

It really sucks that hateful people have co-opted and ruined so many of our sacred ancestral symbols.

Thank you for this information. It’s so sad that people take these symbols from someone culture n make them represent something bad.

An odd place to find the most popular symbol was in the windows of the Lalibela churches in Ethiopia

Best video you’ve done in ages! Thank you for keeping it short and sweet and explains exactly what these symbols mean. I hate that we can’t wear or show these symbols without fear of persecution from the uneducated and the woke brigade. There is nothing but positivity in (the majority) of these symbols and it really is about time they were understood for what they really are! I am English and am an AS heathen. I wore a Fylfot pin on my jacket for years, but after getting so much abuse and negative feedback and looks when seen out with it, I eventually took it of as I was getting so upset by the persecution and total misunderstanding of its meaning. You only have to look at people like Okoi Jones from the band Bölzer to see how badly misrepresented these symbols are in this day and age. It’s very sad really.

The nazis did a super job when it came to research. Too bad they were so fucked up. The sun wheel in the castle is located at wewelsberg, 2 hours from where I live. Still haven’t made it there but I need to go. I need to see that place for myself. Thnx for the video.

You're wrong about the black sun. A simple Google will confirm this.

I have seen symbols similar to the modern day black sun which were allegedly from the Alemanni. Political groups which are focused on heritage will probably use symbols of their heritage. Then again, I've seen groups today which are against heritage using those same symbols.

Don't apologize about something your not aligned with, be proud and represent you which is the best way to... Positively confident without the chest getting puffy... Pride is bad. I share same view and I'm a Brown American from So Cal.

Raaaaaacist 🤤

Who could ever believe that our scandinavian ancient history and culture should upset people now a days

Love your videos, informative, so well explained, love your attitude...top man😊

There is a guy named Robert Sepher on KZfaq that does a great job explaining how our ancestors used this symbol. Goes into detail about what they meant before WW2 and how they have been demonized.

Good video thank you for explaining it to people who do not know. I didn't know the origins of a couple of them. Thanks 👍🏻