VIKINGS AND WHITE SUPREMACY- Why are white supremacists obsessed with Vikings? Feat. Archeologist Professor Howard Williams
Vikings are part of pop culture and have always fascinated people for decades, and this fascinations is still very present in Western society, showing in countless of people cosplaying as Vikings, history enthusiasts, metal and rock fans, etc. Unfortunately, a lot of white supremacists are obsessed with Vikings, and they see white supremacy and the universe of pre-Christianity Norse culture as indivisible from white supremacy. In this episode I will talk about Vikings in popular culture, Nordicism and the “Nordic Race”, what archeologists tell us about whether if Vikings had dreadlocks and face tattoos or not, recent history of white supremacy and Viking lore in Sweden and the rest of the world, and why are white supremacists obsessed with Vikings. Also, British Archeologist Professor Howard Williams will help us answer the question of why so many white supremacists appropriate Viking lore. ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW: https://www.tiktok.com/@archaeodeath www.tiktok.com/@the_northernskald https://www.tiktok.com/@digging_up_ancient_alien My TikTok Live with Professor Howard Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmEiKundVy4 Vikings vs Neonazis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ulv-RpmUxU SOURCES: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/neo-volkisch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI_SFNEusp4&t=41s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlgkWO0vdKg&t=2s https://www.jstor.org/stable/44982294?mag=how-churches-helped-make-scandinavians-white&seq=1 https://daily.jstor.org/how-churches-helped-make-scandinavians-white/ https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/religion-magic-death-and-rituals/christianity-comes-to-denmark/#:~:text=The%20Vikings%20chose%20Christianity%20during,1050%2C%20most%20Vikings%20were%20Christians. https://www.jstor.org/stable/273538?searchText=Nordicism+involves+the&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DNordicism%2Binvolves%2Bthe%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Adc7fdebb308dd4d3fd2bbe53f428b506&seq=1 https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/asatru-folk-assembly https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/06/15/how-whites-only-group-plans-turn-rural-tennessee-its-homeland