****** The Wolfsangel*******
In modern times certain people will shriek about this symbol because it was used by some German fellas on their tanks etc in the 1930's & 40's. We can all agree that this was a particularly horrific period in human history (in that millions of our own folk fought and killed each other - no more brother wars!) but this symbol predates ww2 by thousands of years so let's not be childish about it!
Approx 5000 BC a civilisation lived around the Danube river in between what is now Poland and Germany though they lived and travelled some distance around northern Europe. Historians call them the Danube culture among other names. Archaeologists have found many clay tablets, pottery and carved stone from this period and location with many symbols drawn on them. Nobody can say if these symbols represented a language or indeed what language these people spoke.
Along with a symbol that looks just like the Wolfsangel, there are many others that resemble the Germanic Runes among these Danube culture symbols. We often hear academics say that the Elder Futhark was copied from or inspired by Romans or Greek writing methods. In the same breath admit that they have no objective evidence for this...... I always wonder why they don't look to these symbols as a possible inspiration for the Futhark system? Perhaps such ideas are not politically expedient?
The Wolfsangel represents an ancient metal weapon, tool or trap that was used to catch wolves. It would be baited with meat and tied to a tree on a branch or part of the trunk high enough that the wolf would have to jump up to bite the meat. When the wolf bit into the meat, its jaw would catch and stick onto the hooked spikes. When you consider that northern Europe was basically one huge forest for millennia, one can imagine how dangerous wolves were to our ancestors.
Historians tell us that the Wolfsangel was seen in heraldry as far back as the 13th century. An etymologist will state the word Wolfsangel comes from a Germanic word meaning wolf trap and has no relation to xtian 'angels'.
Some people believe that the Wolfsangel, with one of the Anglo Saxon runes (Stan) can be seen as a bind rune that represents the God Vidar. Vidar is the son of Odin and the God that kills Fenrir during Ragnarok. There are stone carvings dating to Anglo Saxon times on the Isle of Man and Gosforth in the north of a man tearing apart the jaws of a wolf that seems to back this theory up but it is all still subjective. Two place-names from Norway contain his name: Virsu (from Viðarshof, “Temple of Vidar”) and Viskjøl (from Víðarsskjálf, “Crag/Pinnacle of Vidar”).[9] This seems to suggest that Vidar featured in pagan Norse religious practice and that he wasn’t just a literary figure.
Many people associate the Wolfsangel with Tyr due to his role in binding Fenrir. You will often see the Wolfangel on artwork that depicts Tyr. I admit to being slightly obsessed with Tyr so I've looked far and wide for evidence of this association in archaeological finds or objective academia but can't find any.
Because of this connection to Fenrir, the Wolfsangel has often been considered a powerful symbol for binding and resisting chaos. In most of the Germanic cultures, our people thought of order opposing chaos rather than the more prosaic good versus evil type ideas that came later.
Interestingly, over the centuries the Wolfsangel was used as a 'wall anchor'. Due to its resistance to chaos, it was thought to literally hold up the walls of a building and stop them from falling down. Archaeologists have often found it carved into stone.
It was used by the freemen, peasants and farmers of what was to become Germany during the Thirty Years War from 1618-1648 who famously resisted the harsh rule of their nobles at that time. Hermann Loens[1866-1914] published his powerful fictional chronicle Der Wehrwolf[The Warwolf] in 1910. On page 78 of the English translation, Loens wrote: "Wolf-runes were carved into the trees in every direction around the hills; they signified: 'Beware! Before you is an abyss, and should you fall in, you are doomed!'" This work will be of interest to Wodenists as there is a clear pre-Christian Germanic religious undercurrent running throughout the whole of the book.
This paragraph in quotes is copied from another group. I don't know the source so keep in mind this information is subjective but it is an interesting idea. It seems some people connect the wolfsangel to the Úlfhéðinn (wolf skin wearers (similar to berserkers) """"""""""‘It is the symbol of primitive law, of the archaic origins of man and beast. It is the symbol of the Úlfhéðinn, one of Wōden's most powerful and revered warriors. A Úlfhéðinn is a man so in touch with nature, with the Gods and the Earth Mother, that he can call upon the wolf to enter his skin-shield and possess every part of his being, transforming him from a flawed, imperfect warrior, to becoming something greater; something primordial. A Úlfhéðinn is a magical creature, an almost unstoppable predator, with heightened hearing, smell, vision, speed, agility, strength and courage. ‘He is fearless and ferocious, unkind to his enemies and unforgiving, yet he is not a beast of darkness. An Úlfhéðinn knows kinship, love and loyalty and does all he can to protect his pack. Stories of the Úlfhéðinn are probably the inspiration for the werewolf legends that are told to this day."""""""""""""""
If there was one word to describe the Wolfsangel it would be........ *****RESISTANCE******
Some of you may have heard of the kaliyuga or as its called in Northern Europe the 'wolf age'. It is a time when morals, honour and life itself seems to be falling around our ankles with an end time on the horizon for our people. As it is called the wolf age, the Wolfsangel is often used as a symbol for good folk who resist the wolf age and are determined for our people to survive the coming Ragnarok.
I'm not an academic. Indeed, the history of this symbol is highly contested and often argued over! These are just my thoughts from what I have read over the years. Admin Gary
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