Eagle catching Fish

Eagle catching Fish or Eagle catching Ichthys (German: Adler fängt Fisch or Adler fängt Ichthys) is a German anti-Christian and neo-pagan symbol. It shows an Eagle catching an Ichthys, a fish symbol associated with Christianity, and is supposed to represent the pagan strength and victory over Christianity.[1] The symbol was first created in 1989 and later registered as a trademark by Holocaust denialist Jürgen Rieger for the German neo-nazi neo-pagan organisation Artgemeinschaft Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft in 2003.[1][2][3] A similar anti-Christian symbol is "Odins Raben", which translates to Odins Ravens, the symbol similarly depicts two ravens attacking an Ichthys.[4]

A drawn version of the symbol

While the symbol was created by and is mostly associated with far-right pagan circles, this association is not necessarily the case.[3]

Usage

The design of the symbol can often vary.

A variant of the symbol was used on a hoodie produced by the in far-right circles popular Thor Steinar named "No Inquisition".[5] Some German pagan metal bands such as XIV Dark Centuries[de] have also previously used the symbol.[6]

Assessments

The Evangelical Association of Saxony and the Office for Worldview and Sect Issues of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony recognizes it as clearly anti-Christian symbolism. A clear association to the far-right extremist scene was however not concluded.[3]

See also

References
  1. "dasversteckspiel.de, Die Symbolwelt - Adler fängt Fisch (in German)". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22.
  2. "DPMA Register information Register number: 30238105 (in German)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-15.
  3. "confessio.de - Adler Fängt Fisch, Was bedeutet das Symbol? (in German)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "SYMBOLE, CODES UND KLAMOTTEN DER NAZIS by Maria Wöhr on the website of the Lower Saxon Rural Youth (in German)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-16.
  5. "DIE THOR-STEINAR-WELT DER ZUFÄLLE TEIL II (in German)". Archived from the original on 2021-04-21.
  6. "Aufkleber Adler-Fisch from XIV Dark Centuries on bandcamp (in German)". Archived from the original on 2020-11-27.
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