The Mjölnir: a hammer wielded by Thor, the Norse god of thunder. [Image: Wiki Commons] Mjölnir is one symbol we can be pretty sure was used by the original adherents of the Norse belief system ...

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.

Jake Angeli, the self-styled "QAnon Shaman," is tattooed with Norse and Viking symbols that, in a far-right context, evoke the whiteness of ancient Scandinavians. To Matthew Gabriele, chair of the ...

They relied on these symbols not only for writing but also to ... but also has its own distinct meaning often connected with Norse mythology (see clickable alphabet at left).

At The Conversation, we asked several scholars who study symbols – including ancient Norse images and more recent flags from U.S. history – to explain what they saw during the riot ...