It’s a piece of jewelry that was worn during the period where the Scandinavians were (very slowly) converting from the Norse faith to the new Christian one.
The key thing is that this icon can be interpreted as either a cross or as Thor’s hammer; depending on what the person viewing it wants to see.
A peacekeeping gesture that no doubt saved many a man from getting hit in the face with an axe.
Plausibly deniability 11th century Norwegian style.
In the wake of the Paradox Crusader Kings III Deus Vult scandal and after some relentless bullying from Brian Niemeier I was compelled to sit down and compile a video of crusader memes and other related imagery and set it to a pair of the wildest craziest metal songs I could find.
This is the result. For your amusement and for the Glory of the Lord!
Here’s a Bitchute link for those who prefer. Also a lot less likely to get taken down.
Interestingly so far the ONLY negative feedback that I’ve gotten is a vaguely Shareblue-ish character who reeks of soy and was angry about me not using this opportunity to attack the Synagogue of Satan.
Ok then… I guess that’s a data point for our post-battle analysis.
Here’s some of my favorites.
Pretty sweet! Note the 2011 date in the watermark.
This one shows up right at the perfect time for an epic guitar riff.
Take a closer look at the hat, if you missed it the first time.
Again perfect timed for an epic guitar riff. (Something I did NOT plan.)
Here’s a few I didn’t find until after the video had already been posted:
The Siege of Lisbon, from July 1 to October 25, 1147, was the military action that brought the city of Lisbon under definitive Portuguese control and expelled its Moorish overlords. The Siege of Lisbon was one of the few Christian victories of the Second Crusade—it was “the only success of the universal operation undertaken by the pilgrim army,” i.e. the Second Crusade, according to the near contemporary historian Helmold,[1] though others have questioned whether it was really part of that crusade.[2] It is seen as a pivotal battle of the wider Reconquista.
Anyway that’s it for now, Next up will be a Viking themed one. After that I’ll put some real effort into learning actual video editing but right now I’m a lot of fun just doing basic bitch stuff.
Of Wolves and Men 