Geirmundur, the black viking who challenges the aesthetics of the extreme right

Surely you must have seen it. On a network, in a tattoo, in a shocking video. Messages of hatred, racial superiority, violence. And symbiosis. Runes, Mjolnir, Valknut. Norman culture in the service of the extreme right. This is almost a common thing in our hasty and superficial world.

but were they racist Vikings? Well, not necessarily, or “yes, of course”, depending on what you want to tell us. Both answers, although they may seem impossible, are true. to suppose vikings, like any human group in the ancient world, existence was understood in terms of “us” and “them”… with “them” being either insignificant or interesting, depending on how we viewed it. How much can be used? Or, to put it another way, it depends on whether we can trade. They lived in a sensitive, violent world, a world of vengeance and quick reactions. They also had slaves and these slaves had a lot of prejudices. But, if necessary… Friend of everything and everyone. The Vikings happily traded with Muslims and Mongols, valuing wealth before ethnicity. But if you want a quick answer… the Nordics and Followers were not more aggressive towards men who had different skin, they were not more aggressive towards others who did not share their customs, even though they were more Look similar…

Of course, you see a racist with nuances and pretensions, try to explain old gifts to someone who is related to him extreme right, nothing impossible. so from our boy Correct! They have been promoting the Valhallic myth for over a century to justify ideological atrocities. Especially, but not only, on the most aesthetic level, because those healthy, tall white guys, those rough chiseled sticks, the big axes, the shields… it’s all attractive to people who fit into the “yes-no” criteria. Understand existence. ,

Do you want a recognizable example, one that you will definitely remember? Attack on Capitol, That extraordinary bastard, who had a naked torso and a buffalo head to support things. There were tattoos of Norin inspiration all over his body. We added tattoos, which were quite a few Fake In some cases, but to demand intellectual rigor, right? idealization of male soulof ubermensch Pagan opposes the “Catholic lamb”, using the past as a nationalistic tool (even if it was in places where long ships were hard to come by) and a very well-woven symbolism that draws you in based on ancient references. Allows you to recognize people who are like you Everyone understands (or doesn’t understand, they all decode the same way) Help with this viking, Which comes before you every day on the network… Perhaps you remember the “National November” under which protest movements against amnesty were sponsored… Look at its logo, look. And this is nothing new, listen that can give you shivers even without going into the thirties… Symbols, songs and sale For example, extreme groups…

That’s why, for all the above, for this mystery of the Nordics, I love it so much, I love it so much, the history of black viking

Yes, read again.

Black Viking.

Bergsvin Birgisson, one of his descendants, traces it back to Geirmundur, whom he said was the noblest of the inhabitants of Iceland.

i learned about black viking thanks bergsvin birgisson, one of his descendants (but a distant descendant, very far from Hell). Bergsvin faced a mystery: why were they calling that guy Geermundur, Black skinned? Was it due to some important event or was it simply describing his presence? So he started reading sagas, visiting places, mixing archeology with literature with history with linguistics. The result is a brilliant book, one of the more enriching ones to come, titled In search of the black viking, they just published it nordic books With a (brilliant) translation from the Icelandic by Enrique Bernardez, and it is a great pleasure. There Birgisson discovered Geirmundur, who was said to be the noblest of the inhabitants of Iceland. But later its glory was buried in oblivion. Nothing, or almost. This seems strange to the elite. Maybe it was because of the color of his skin, he thought. Perhaps, they concluded, due to more factors. Because it tells us, yes, about kenningar, metaphors that appear in Nordic poems and ballads. Which are done on the basis of contrast, for the convenience of remembering. And, there, black, is its symbol.

But let’s go to the 9th century. south of norway, Rogaland, where two brothers are born. They call one Hamundar, the other Geermundur. His father, Hazor, is the king (or whoever was in those lands at the time). His mother Lajafwina comes from a far away country. The same one who gave Geirmundur its nickname. Because the skin of those children was black, their faces were very wide and their eyes were slanted. Yes, he was very different from everyone around him. History says, ugly. apart. In Viking mythology, Hel symbolizes the afterlife of the dead kingdom. And Hel, sister of the wolf Fenrir, has black skin. Like Hámundr, like Geirmundur. Effect, so. They say that their mother rejected the children, they say that the father was away on his campaigns. They say the story begins from here.

Because where did Geermundur come from?

Everything points to the north of Nenetsiya along the Kanin Peninsula. Burmaland, the land of Barjami. let’s go north Russia, which the Muslims called Wîsû and Yûrâ. Samoyeds, who were considered witches. The Nenets call them “sijyrtia”… which means “black skin”. Hjor probably traveled there to trade marine mammal products. Walruses, originally, were indispensable raw materials for floating ships. Surely he brought a girl from there as a sign of alliance. Surely she, Lufwina, wanted to give yellow offspring to her husband, because otherwise it could mean that she was unfaithful. How do you explain, if not, that the seed of proud Nordicness cannot be more powerful than the genes of Bjarmi. Maybe that’s why he rejected newborn babies. History tells us of their ugliness. He tells us the story about his black skin.

Let us assume that at that time power is fickle. Let’s just say the power is fickle, yes, all the time, and thus we see our adult Geirmundur with his face brunetteWith his thick lips, leaps upon the island of Ireland, establishes alliances with the dukes, princes, and chieftains there, and takes I am leaving Everything I wanted in that whole Viking triangle of the southwest coast. Is, Ireland, the land of blood and honey, the promise to the northern people, the air healthier and softer than England, as history says. It is also a place of struggles and conflicts, changing domains, becoming rich or dying. Or, if you’re lucky, jump north. Up to the most Hyperborean island, where the earth trembles, water smoke and fiery streams of lava draw a violent and vibrant landscape. Iceland.

Geirmundur left for Iceland. The most elite of the settlers, remember. With Breidafjörður as the center of his fiefdom, overlooking Greenland, the northwestern region, the place where the Atlantic and the Arctic play to create storms. Kind, harsh land. Difficult to raise livestock, difficult to grow anything from the land. Last answer, fishing and hunting up to Hornstradir. maybe jump greenland, Walruses and, occasionally, some cetaceans. A few hundred people lived there. Geirmundur, your trusted people.

And slaves.

Geirmundur imported goods from Erin to Iceland. Goods from feet, and mouth, and heart

Icelandic myth tells us of an egalitarian origin, a land that maintains sacred laws, that has had its own parliament (Alþingi) since the 10th century, that respects beliefs that oscillate between paganism and rising Christianity. Allows permeability. A land of free people who believe and act free. Only that way could we survive in this Asgard, only that way. But there is one more. To make others work, to enslave them. This is what Geirmundur did, and that is why he does not appear in sagas and songs. The man with the black face imported goods from Erin to Iceland. Goods from feet, and mouth, and heart. A country (a part of the country) built on greed, Slavery And some species were destroyed by overfishing where Geirmundur and his people overexploited. And, on top of that, with a black man as the generator. No, remove everything, remove his name.

Let it get lost in the mist.

We don’t know anything else about Geermundur. That time the fair-haired Haraldur created the first great Viking empire norway, and perhaps Geirmundur was tempted to return to his cradle to retrieve the odes and legacies. Or maybe not, maybe he wanted Iceland to be his final home, away from origins and power struggles. At least on a large scale, because there were problems with his hegemony. shipwreck, loss trade route, issues. They say that his death was caused by 907, they say that his lieutenants handed over the pieces immediately after his departure. They called them Ketil Cave, or Steinolfur the Short, Giles Mascaron Nose, Arligur, Nesja-Njukur. She was not called to survive under such domination… too many masters, too much blood. They say, Geirmundur was placed on a boat and buried under a flat grave. near your house. They also say that he haunted the Olafsager Islands like a ghost. They say that, afterward, everyone wanted to forget it, because it was An image that no one liked.

Dark skinned viking.

A few months ago, different voices started making noise on social networks. they all had general ideology, and it was… well, it was amazing, I’m not even going to tell you the stories. Well, these champions of Aryan purity complained and cried over the phone woke up, things like Lefty and Google’s artificial intelligence. Reason? Well, they started making representations ancient vikings (All her pearls, all her braids, all her dangerous looks) with dark skin. “Political correctness attacks us,” he said.

Geirmundur, wherever he is, must have lost his mind on his ship. You will know if I come back.