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| Designed by | Type O Negative |
The Vinland flag is a Nordic cross flag designed by American gothic metal band Type O Negative.
History
The flag was used to symbolize a variety of frontman Peter Steele's interests and political ideals ( paganism, nature connectedness), [1] including his own Scandinavian heritage. [2] Viking explorers visiting North America around the year 1000 called one of the areas they came to " Vinland". The flag appears on various Compact Disc covers produced by the group, sometimes with the slogan "made in the People's Technocratic Republic of Vinland", and adorns various pieces of Type O Negative merchandise. The flag resembles the unofficial flag of the Forest Finns adopted in 1978. [3]
The first physical Vinland flags went up for sale in 2004. Various far-right groups, other extremist groups and some Germanic neopagan groups in North America adopted the symbol as an ethnic flag, commodiously identifying the name of the 11th-century Norse colony at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, called Vinland in the Norse sagas, with the predominantly Anglo-American inhabited areas of the modern nations of Canada and the United States. [4]
Used by white supremacists
In the early 2000s, the white supremacist skinhead group Vinlanders Social Club widely appropriated the flag. In response, the Anti-Defamation League designated the flag as a potential hate symbol, while making distinctions for the use of the flag by non-racists and supporters of Peter Steele and the band Type O Negative. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "The official website of Technocratic People's Republic of Vinnland – The People". Vinland.info. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Flags used by Musicians". Crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Skogfinner har nå fått eget flagg". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 29 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Republikkens flagg VAIER IGJEN". 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Vinland Flag: General Hate Symbols". Anti-Defamation League. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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| Proportion | 2:5 |
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| Designed by | Type O Negative |
The Vinland flag is a Nordic cross flag designed by American gothic metal band Type O Negative.
History
The flag was used to symbolize a variety of frontman Peter Steele's interests and political ideals ( paganism, nature connectedness), [1] including his own Scandinavian heritage. [2] Viking explorers visiting North America around the year 1000 called one of the areas they came to " Vinland". The flag appears on various Compact Disc covers produced by the group, sometimes with the slogan "made in the People's Technocratic Republic of Vinland", and adorns various pieces of Type O Negative merchandise. The flag resembles the unofficial flag of the Forest Finns adopted in 1978. [3]
The first physical Vinland flags went up for sale in 2004. Various far-right groups, other extremist groups and some Germanic neopagan groups in North America adopted the symbol as an ethnic flag, commodiously identifying the name of the 11th-century Norse colony at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, called Vinland in the Norse sagas, with the predominantly Anglo-American inhabited areas of the modern nations of Canada and the United States. [4]
Used by white supremacists
In the early 2000s, the white supremacist skinhead group Vinlanders Social Club widely appropriated the flag. In response, the Anti-Defamation League designated the flag as a potential hate symbol, while making distinctions for the use of the flag by non-racists and supporters of Peter Steele and the band Type O Negative. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "The official website of Technocratic People's Republic of Vinnland – The People". Vinland.info. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Flags used by Musicians". Crwflags.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Skogfinner har nå fått eget flagg". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 29 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Republikkens flagg VAIER IGJEN". 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Vinland Flag: General Hate Symbols". Anti-Defamation League. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
External links
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