Vinland flag
The so-called flag Vinland ( English : Vinland flag ), also known as Vinland flag is called, was created by the 2010 late singer Peter Steele of the US rock - or metal band Negative Type O designed.
Appearance
The flag shows a Scandinavian cross shifted to the flagpole , as it is mostly found in the Nordic countries . A black cross with a white outline leads them on a green background. Green and black are the characteristic colors of the band and next to white the favorite colors of the singer.
background
Steele wanted to express his pagan interests, his politically fluctuating attitude between “right” and “left” and his Icelandic roots. He integrated the flag into the concept of a fictional republic named after Vinland, the 11th century Icelandic colony in North America. Steele tried to imagine what America would look like today if American civilization had been built by the Nordic settlers. The flag of the “ technocratic people 's republic of Vinland”, for which Steele was henceforth suspected of right-wing extremist ideas, is based on this idea .
use
The flag was part of the band's appearances and releases, occasionally adding the slogan Made in the People's Technocratic Republic of Vinland .
Later, the flag was used worldwide by supporters of the Nordic-Germanic neo-paganism ( Ásatrú ), right-wing extremists and white racists who wanted to demonstrate the unification of the North American and European countries.
Web links
- Flags used by Musicians - Type O Negative flag Vinland the portal Flags of the World (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Pilz in Welt Online : Peter Steele, singer and bassist of the band Type O Negative, deceased April 16, 2010, accessed on July 14, 2010
- ↑ Visionae - Portal for Art and Culture: Peter Steele is dead - The singer and bassist of Type O Negative died on April 14th of heart failure. , April 16, 2010, accessed February 10, 2013
- ↑ Political Flags of Extremism: Political Flags of Extremism - Part 2. Historical Flags of Our Anchestors, archived from the original on October 15, 2010 ; accessed on October 28, 2015 .