Name: The Ancient Germanic Swastika | Survive The Jive
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Description: The swastika was used by ancient Germanic peoples such as the Goths, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings. But what did it mean? Some say it was a symbol of the sun, some think it was borrowed from the Romans. I

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The swastika was used by ancient Germanic peoples such as the Goths, Anglo-Saxons, and Vikings. But what did it mean? Some say it was a symbol of the sun, some think it was borrowed from the Romans. In this video Survive The Jive explains how the swastika aka fylfot was actually connected to the cult of the god Wotan aka Odin.

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00:00 - Introduction
03:11 - Nordic Bronze age antecedents
05:09 - Greek and Roman swastika
08:51 - Celtic swastika
11:04 - Germanic fylfots
11:59 - Bracteate fylfots
19:38 - Fylfot brooches
21:46 - Zierscheibe
26:57 - Urns
28:47 - Klotzstuhl
29:58 - Swastika weapons
33:38 - Textiles
34:55 - Runestones
36:47 - Zoomorphic vs geometric variants
41:52 - Conclusion

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