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In Search of the Western Bushido
•�June 6, 2022
•�2,900 Words •�134 Comments • Reply
The recent release of The Northman, along with my reading of two fascinating books, Bushido: The Soul of Japan and Warrior Race: A History of the British At War, has prompted me to share some thoughts on the nature and trajectory of Western warrior culture and its place in the West today. The Japanese concept... Read More
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The Northman: Our Roots, Evils and All
•�May 23, 2022
•�3,500 Words •�180 Comments • Reply
You’ve probably seen headlines like “White Supremacists Love The Northman.” The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Paste Magazine and The Mary Sue have used them as clickbait. Of course, director Robert Eggers had no pro-white intensions when he made the movie, claiming instead that he aimed to take Nordic culture back from “Nazis:” “Nazi misappropriation of... Read More
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Review: The Northman
•�May 4, 2022
•�2,500 Words •�342 Comments • Reply
The Northman is a cinematic depiction of Viking society in the late ninth century. Co-written and directed by Robert Eggers (who previously directed two horror movies) and starring Alexander Skarsgård (who had long been interested in Viking history and mythology and was instrumental in getting Eggers involved), it is a refreshing attempt at historical realism... Read More
The Vikings Were Feared for a Reason
Ignore recent revisionism. The Norsemen carried out atrocities to equal those of the German SS
•�April 6, 2014
•�1,200 Words •�10 Comments • Reply
Journalism is said to be the first draft of history, but it is often disappointing to find that the second or third drafts, by historians, move little further in establishing the truth about what happened. Errors made by reporters in the heat of the moment, instead of being eliminated, have become part of the authorised... Read More
From Slavs to Slaves. Part II
•�September 22, 2013
•�1,300 Words •�30 Comments • Reply
St. Adalbert freeing Slavic slaves (source). With the Christianization of Eastern Europe, the trade in fair-skinned women and boys came to an end. The white slave trade played a key role in ending the Dark Ages—this seemingly unending downward spiral that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire. By the 8th century, the elites of... Read More
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