The lightning bolts are actually a fake Nordic rune created by Von List for “Victory.” The actual rune means “Sun.” Himmler was basically a psychotic D&D nerd. He had plans to completely eradicate any religion in Germany except his made up Nordic religion.
Theres a web forum that actually predates the book, but had gotten more notable over time.
Ah. Seems like a perfect way to reclaim the term from them, then?
Bro, the fucking Nazis started that one. They were huge on “storm” imagery, that’s part of why you got SS lightning bolts, stormtroopers, etc.
The lightning bolts are actually a fake Nordic rune created by Von List for “Victory.” The actual rune means “Sun.” Himmler was basically a psychotic D&D nerd. He had plans to completely eradicate any religion in Germany except his made up Nordic religion.