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Othala (ᛟ), also known as ēðel and odal, is a rune that represents the o and œ phonemes in the Elder Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc writing systems respectively. Its name is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic * ōþala- "heritage; inheritance, inherited estate".
The names of the ᛋ-rune (on which the Siegrune was based) translate as "sun", however, von List reinterpreted it as a victory sign when he compiled his list of "Armanen runes". [ 2 ] It was adapted into the emblem of the SS in 1933 by Walter Heck , an SS- Sturmhauptführer who worked as a graphic designer for Ferdinand Hoffstatter, a producer ...
Deutsch: Othala-Rune auf Flagge der britischen Partei National Front, die 1967 gegründet wurde. English: Odal rune on flag of the British party National Front . The party was founded in 1967
Anglo-Saxon runes or Anglo-Frisian runes are runes that were used by the Anglo-Saxons and Medieval Frisians (collectively called Anglo-Frisians) as an alphabet in their native writing system, recording both Old English and Old Frisian (Old English: rūna, ᚱᚢᚾᚪ, "rune").
The Elder Futhark (named after the initial phoneme of the first six rune names: F, U, Þ, A, R and K) has 24 runes, often arranged in three groups of eight runes; each group is called an ætt [2] (pl. ættir; meaning 'clan, group', although sometimes thought to mean eight). In the following table, each rune is given with its common transliteration:
Many symbols used by the Nazis have further been appropriated by neo-Nazi groups, including a number of runes; the so-called Black Sun, derived from a mosaic floor in Himmler's remodel of Wewelsburg; and the Celtic cross, originally a symbol used to represent pre-Christian and Christian European groups such as the Irish. [citation needed]
Runic letters – various letters of the runic alphabet – particularly the Algiz, Eihwaz, Odal, Sowilō, and Tiwaz runes – have been used by various neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups post-WW2. However, these runes are also very commonly used by non-racialist Heathens and followers of Germanic Neopaganism in an apolitical context.
The use of runes in Germanic mysticism, notably List's "Armanen runes" and the derived "Wiligut runes" by Karl Maria Wiligut, played a certain role in Nazi symbolism. The fascination with runic symbolism was mostly limited to Heinrich Himmler , and not shared by the other members of the Nazi top echelon.