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.

A drawn version of the symbol

It depicts an Eagle catching an Ichthys, a fish symbol associated with Christianity. The symbol is supposed to represent pagan strength and victory over Christianity.[1] The symbol was first created in 1989, and later registered as a trademark in 2003 by Holocaust denier Jürgen Rieger for the far-right German neo-pagan organisation Artgemeinschaft Germanische Glaubens-Gemeinschaft.[1][2][3]

Another anti-Christian symbol known as "Odins Raben" (lit. Odins Ravens) similarly depicts two ravens attacking an Ichthys.[4]

While the symbol originated from, and also mostly associated with, far-right pagan circles, this association is not always the case.[3]

Usage

The design of the symbol can often vary.

A variant of the symbol was used on a hoodie named "No Inquisition" produced by the clothing brand Thor Steinar, which is popular among the far-right in Germany.[5] Some German pagan metal bands, such as XIV Dark Centuries,[de] also have 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 the symbol as clearly anti-Christian symbolism. It did not, however, conclude an inherent and clear association to the far-right extremist scene.[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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