ABSTRACT
Since German reunification there has been constant interest in the topic of right-wing extremism in the German-speaking world evident among the general public, the media, and politicians. Despite its significance in terms of how the movement presents itself to the outside world as well as to itself, especially also in the form of propaganda, very little attention has been paid in studies of the far right in the past to the references to ancient Germanic culture and to Norse-Germanic mythology. There are various reasons for the limited amount of academic engagement to date with the reception of Germanic culture and with the adaptation of Norse-Germanic mythology and the repertoire of symbols associated with it among far-right groups. Music groups figure as focal points for the far-right scene right across the German-speaking world. They frequently make appearances on a supra-regional level too.
