Mythos Wewelsburg

Fakten und Legenden. 2., aktualisierte Auflage

Edited by Kirsten John-Stucke Edited by Daniela Siepe

Book cover: Mythos Wewelsburg

Extent: 328 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Subjects: Architecture, German Studies

Series: Schriftenreihe des Kreismuseums Wewelsburg

Series volume number: 10

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(September 2021)

ISBN: 9783506791993

6.18 x 9.17 inches

Price: $46.00

Out of stock

Since the end of the war, conspiracy theories and transfiguring legends have grown up around the Wewelsburg near Paderborn. This book explains the background, content and dissemination of the Wewelsburg myth. In the “Third Reich”, the Westphalian castle was to become a central meeting place for senior SS leaders. Rumours about occult rites of the SS at this site have made Germany’s unique triangular castle a place of pilgrimage for the right-wing scene in recent decades. Esotericists see the site as a special “place of power”. The “Black Sun”, derived from a sun wheel ornament in the north tower, has become a globally popular symbol of salvation and recognition for right-wing extremists. In the myth surrounding the miracle technology of the “Reichsflugscheiben”, in neo-paganism, in the black metal scene and even in superhero comics, the Wewelsburg and the “Black Sun” have become components of a questionable branch of popular culture. This lavishly illustrated volume is the first to comprehensively reconstruct the history of the origins, varieties and effects of the web of myths surrounding the Wewelsburg, which has developed in parallel with the construction of the memorial and memorial site for the victims of SS crimes that is now located there.

  • Edited by Kirsten John-Stucke
  • Edited by Daniela Siepe

Literaturkritik.de, 08.08.2015
H.-Georg Lützenkirchen hebt hervor, die Beiträge des Sammelbandes stellen anhand von markanten Beispielen die 'Legendenbildung' dar und informieren "anschaulich über die typischen Motive und Erzähltraditionen, die den 'Mythos' Wewelsburg begründen." Lesen Sie hier die gesamte Besprechung.