Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material -- Copyright page -- Preface / Christoph Rüther -- Introduction / Kirsten John-Stucke -- Chapter 1 Himmler’s Plans and Activities in Wewelsburg / Kirsten John-Stucke -- Chapter 2 The “Grail Castle” of the SS? / Daniela Siepe -- Chapter 3 Wewelsburg Castle in Fantasy Literature / Daniela Siepe -- Chapter 4 Wewelsburg Castle in Thrillers and Comics / Daniela Siepe -- Chapter 5 The Sun Wheel as a “Black Sun” in Wewelsburg Castle’s Obergruppenführer Hall / Daniela Siepe -- Chapter 6 “The Realm of the Black Sun” / Thomas Pfeiffer -- Chapter 7 Of Flying Disks and Secret Societies / Frank Huismann -- Chapter 8 Esoteric Perspectives on Wewelsburg Castle / Daniela Siepe -- Chapter 9 Wewelsburg Castle, Nazi-Inspired Occulture, and the Commodification of Evil / Eva Kingsepp -- Chapter 10 “Factual Nazisploitation” / Eva Kingsepp -- Chapter 11 Symbolic Bridges Across Countries and Continents / Thomas Pfeiffer -- Chapter 12 Current Tendencies Concerning the Myths of Wewelsburg Castle / Kirsten John-Stucke -- List of References.

Wewelsburg Castle in Germany figures prominently in right-wing conspiracy theories and popular culture. This book sheds light onto the background and impact of these myths for the first time. During the Nazi era, this Westphalian castle became a key venue for gatherings of high ranking SS leaders. After World War II, rumors about occult SS rituals made the place a pilgrimage site of the extreme right. The northern tower’s ornamental sun wheel design, today known as the “Black Sun,” appears in thrillers, comic books, and in the right-wing music scene. It has morphed into a dubious visual element of today’s pop culture and is now familiar to people throughout the world as a symbol of neofascist and alt-right groups. The lavishly illustrated volume traces facts and fiction about the origins and current reception of the myths related to Wewelsburg Castle and the sun wheel symbol.

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