"It is an honor to be able to work here, both for those who work for the state and for those who work in the party. 25 years of National Socialism are now here. Another 25 years are waiting. You are called to continue to work here. Take my thanks with you from this training castle, but also my commitment. Now that you have been trained: now that you know how serious, how wonderful and great the Führer's cause is, there must be a faith in you, more than a belief, a faith, something that no one can take away from you. There must be something in you, like a consecration of your life in the highest sense of your people. We only have this faith; for the faith that the churches want to offer us is far too meager, far too pitiful. What use is the sacrifice of a crucified Jew 2,000 years ago as an example in a time when we know that hundreds of thousands of the best Germans have sacrificed for Germany! And if you somehow feel that you can no longer cope with this faith, then turn to Adolf Hitler."

— Hans Frank, Eintrag vom 9. Juni 1944 (Governor General of Poland)

Source: NARA, RG 238, T992 (Tagebuch von Hans Frank, Generalgouverneur der besetzten polnischen Gebiete), Roll 12. US National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (NARA) p.109-110

@NSHeathenry

When someone claims "our ancestors peacefully converted to Christianity," it's essential to understand the historical complexities and violent aspects often involved in this process. Here's a detailed look at significant events and how Christian mythology was adapted to appeal to Germanic and other pagan peoples:

### Violent Conversions and Persecutions

1. Massacre of Verden (782): Charlemagne executed around 4,500 Saxons for resisting conversion during his campaign to Christianize the Saxons.
2. Christianization of Iceland (10th–11th centuries): Conversion involved coercion, with the Alþingi declaring Christianity the official religion to avoid conflict.
3. Persecution of the Bogomils (10th–15th centuries): This dualist Christian sect faced persecution from both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
4. Northern Crusades (12th–13th centuries): Military campaigns by the Teutonic Order and Scandinavian kingdoms aimed at converting pagan Baltic and Finnic tribes through force.
5. Livonian Crusade (1198–1290): The Teutonic Order's campaigns to convert pagan tribes in modern-day Latvia and Estonia were often violent.
6. Crusade against the Bosnian Christians (1235–1241): Pope Gregory IX's crusade led to forced conversions of the Bosnian Church, perceived as heretical.
7. Stedinger Crusade (1234–1238): This military campaign aimed at coercing the Stedingers in Northern Germany into Christianity.
8. Albigensian Crusade (1209–1229): Targeting the Cathars in Southern France, this crusade led to their eradication and forced conversions.
9. Persecution of Heretical Movements (13th–14th centuries): Various movements, such as the Cathars and Waldensians in Italy, faced severe persecution from the Catholic Church.
10. Burning of the Templars (1312): The suppression of the Knights Templar involved accusations of heresy and execution, reflecting religious coercion.
11. Christianization of the Baltic Finns (12th–13th centuries): Swedish and German efforts to convert the Baltic Finns involved significant coercion.
12. Witch Hunts in France (14th–17th centuries): Many women and men were executed for alleged witchcraft, often those who defied societal norms or practiced traditional healing.
13. Witch Hunts in Germany: The Holy Roman Empire witnessed numerous witch trials and executions, particularly in regions like Germany.
14. The Torsåker Witch Trials (1675): In Sweden, many were executed for alleged witchcraft, reflecting societal hysteria.
15. Inquisition in Spain (1478–1834): The Spanish Inquisition targeted religious minorities and suspected heretics, enforcing orthodoxy through persecution.

### Adaptation of Christianity to Pagan Beliefs

The version of Christianity presented to Germanic and other pagan peoples often bore little resemblance to modern Christianity. Here are some ways Christian mythology was adapted:

- Norse Poem (10th century): Jesus was depicted at Urðarbrunnr, "the well of fate," beneath the world tree from Heathen myth.
- Heliand (830 AD): Jesus addressed his disciples from the water’s edge, akin to Odin's role at the well of memory.
- Dream of the Rood: Jesus was portrayed as a "young warrior" and the cross as a conscious sacred tree.
- Anglo-Saxon Gospels: The word “thegn,” referring to a military attendant of a Germanic lord, was used for God’s angels and Christ’s disciples.
- Use of Heathen Terminology: The word for the underworld, “Hell,” was retained with its associated imagery from Heathen myth.
- Harrowing of Hell: Jesus rescued noble pagans from Hell, suggesting that Germanic people could still dwell with their ancestors in the afterlife.
- Depiction in Old English Exodus: Jews were depicted like Anglo-Saxons, with Moses defeating enemies in battle.
- God Sceaf and Noah: Sceaf, a Teutonic god, was said to be the son of the biblical Noah.

A Germanic chieftain ritually deposits captured enemy armour and weaponry into the waters of the Thorsberg moor as a votive offering. The peat bog in northern Germany was the site of such ritual offerings by Germanic tribes for four centuries.

Art by Samson Goetze

"Today a new state is being established, the unique feature of which is that it sees its foundation NOT IN CHRISTIANITY and not in a concept of state; rather, it places its primary emphasis on the self-contained Volksgemeinschaft (racial community)"

-Adolf Hitler, speech at the Ordensburg Sonthofen Allgäu, November 22, 1937.

For me and all true National-Socialists, there is only one doctrine: Folk and Fatherland. We must fight to assure the existence and the growth of our race and our nation. We must feed our children and keep our blood pure.
We must fight for the freedom and independence of the Fatherland so that our nation may grow and fulfill the mission given to it by the Creator of the Universe.
Every ideal and every idea, every teaching and all knowledge must serve this purpose. It is from this perspective that we must judge everything and use it or discard it according to its suitability for our purpose. In this way, a theory can never harden into a deadly doctrine since it must all serve the common good.

- Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

...- cross-country skis. She lived among frost giants in Trymheim and Jotunheim, and the giant Tjasse is her father.

❄ Skandin-av/skandinav means Skaði's people. "Skaði" in particular means injury or harm and the name has the same etymology origin as the English "scatche". Scandinavian winters can be both wild, brutal and untamed -just like Skaði. Scandinavia can be referred to "Dangerous Island" which is a good translation as it was very dangerous for southern people to travel to Scandinavia during winter.

❄ Strabo, a Greek geographer and historian born 63BC, and other historians for a long time believed that Scandinavia was an island by southern people called Skaði's island. Therefore the name Scania which is the origin of southern parts in Sweden.

❄️ The North Germanic ethnic groups that inhabits Scandinavia to this day and the countries that includes in present day in Scandinavia is Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The countries that includes in the Scandinavian Peninsula is Sweden, Norway and the northwest areas of Finland. Let us face ourselves. We are Hyperboreans. Beyond the north, ice, and death. Our life, our happiness. Beautiful satellite photo over Scandinavia taken in February 2003 (clouds are unfortunately covering major parts of Denmark).

↟ We are the North - This is Scandinavia ↟

Music: @lustreofficial -The First Beauty. Lustre is the Swedish musical project of H. Sunding who goes under the pseudonym "Nachtzeit". Lustre's lyrical themes include nature, spirituality, hope, darkness and mysticism.