There is a long history of the far right co-opting Norse imagery. Jake Angeli, the Trump supporter who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing horns and displaying his tattoos, is just the latest example.

Known as Runriket, or Rune Kingdom, this collection of more than 100 Viking age runestones – ancient lichen-crusted slabs of Old Norse inscriptions – are beautiful relics that shine a light on ...

The sonnenrad is sometimes misconstrued as an ancient symbol connected with the Vikings. The “ QAnon shaman ” had this symbol tattooed alongside other, more neutral images from Norse myth.

Sweden, for example, is home to Vikings Against Racism, a network of people attempting to rescue old Norse iconography from misuse. They regularly show up at far-right events and other demonstrations.

Researchers have discovered that an ancient gold disc found in southern Denmark includes the earliest written reference to the Norse god Odin, revealing that he was worshiped 150 years earlier ...

The hammer of Thor, or Mjölnir, is an ancient Norse symbol that has been appropriated by white supremacists since at least World War II. Hans Schweitzer, an artist who produced posters for the ...

Known as Runriket, or Rune Kingdom, this collection of more than 100 Viking age runestones – ancient lichen-crusted slabs of Old Norse inscriptions – are beautiful relics that shine a light on ...