Runes against hate.

What happened.

In the 1920s–40s the Nazi movement and the völkisch occultists around it took runes and Norse imagery and turned them into symbols of an invented "Aryan" past. The SS used a doubled Sowilo as its insignia; Othala, Tiwaz and Algiz appeared on uniforms and propaganda. White-supremacist groups still use runes, often Othala with "wings," as coded hate symbols.

That history is real, and it's why some people flinch at a rune tattoo. It is not the runes' history. The Elder Futhark was carved across centuries, long before anyone invented "race science," onto combs, brooches, weapons and memorial stones that say things like "I made this" and "in memory of my son."

Where Fehu stands.

• Rune magic and heathenry are open to everyone who comes in good faith, whatever their race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality or disability. Ancestry is not a requirement for the gods' attention.
• No hate symbols, no "folkish" gatekeeping, no blood-and-soil talk in our community, prompts or products. Posts that cross that line are removed and the account is banned.
• We teach the hijacked runes in context. Othala, Sowilo, Tiwaz and Algiz carry their real meanings here.
• We don't sell designs that echo hate imagery: no doubled Sowilo, no winged Othala, no "Black Sun."
• We stand with inclusive heathen organisations that publicly reject racism in Germanic religion, including the signatories of Declaration 127.

If you see a rune used as a hate symbol

1. Don't argue in the moment. Screenshot it and note where you saw it.
2. Report it to the platform. In the US, groups that track hate symbols include the ADL (Hate on Display) and the SPLC.
3. If it's in the Fehu community, use the contact form. We act on it.