There is a long history of the far right co-opting Norse imagery. Jake Angeli, the Trump supporter who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing horns and displaying his tattoos, is just the latest example.

Gendron’s manifesto connects this symbol with Norse culture by overlaying it on a photo of a landscape, which appears to be the Old Man of Storr, a rock formation on the Isle of Skye.

A caste of Viking warriors fought with such ferociousness and vigor that they were said to howl like wild beasts and even bite their own shields out of rage. It is said that they entered combat in ...

Beserkers is a culture-bound condition historically affecting Norsemen. The condition manifested itself among males only as an intense fury and rage (berserkergang, i.e., “going beserk”) and ...

Modern neo-Nazis routinely use Norse symbols, including the Odal rune. The Anti-Defamation League website explains: "Today, it is commonly seen in tattoo form, on flags or banners, ...

His tattoos include a number of heathen symbols, including three interlocking triangles called a valknut, Mjölnir (Thor’s hammer), and a tree the Wild Hunt noted may represent Yggdrasil, the sacred ...