07-17-2008, 06:55 PM
Hi Christian,
Indeed, a professional quantitative analysis could be useful regarding the amount of swastikas in Germanic artefacts. I am not sure how a survey of the books that you mention can be judged as a representative sample (most of which I have) as by their very nature, the books contain a small selection of items, which may have had to fulfil particular set of criteria in order to be included.
Anyway, we could argue forever over the numbers of swastikas that can be found and the proportion of them that should be used within reenactment and I am sure that we will never agree.
I don't think that this is relevant any more as the point that you are making is much deeper -- you mistrust Ulfhednar -- I don't. This is an argument that could go on forever.
Members of my family fought and died fighting the nazis during the Second World War, yet it seems that you are more threatened by this than I am. Perhaps Dave/Ingvar is right to raise an 'uncomfortable' point.
Let me make this very clear --no-one in Ulfhednar is trying to recreate the Third, or any other Reich! All we want to do is promote historical research, inform ourselves and the public, have companionship with our friends and other reenactors (perhaps you should have come to Marle and joined us) and have some fun.
I think that Robert's most recent post about 'treading with care' is extremely good advice to all of us.
Paul
Indeed, a professional quantitative analysis could be useful regarding the amount of swastikas in Germanic artefacts. I am not sure how a survey of the books that you mention can be judged as a representative sample (most of which I have) as by their very nature, the books contain a small selection of items, which may have had to fulfil particular set of criteria in order to be included.
Anyway, we could argue forever over the numbers of swastikas that can be found and the proportion of them that should be used within reenactment and I am sure that we will never agree.
I don't think that this is relevant any more as the point that you are making is much deeper -- you mistrust Ulfhednar -- I don't. This is an argument that could go on forever.
Members of my family fought and died fighting the nazis during the Second World War, yet it seems that you are more threatened by this than I am. Perhaps Dave/Ingvar is right to raise an 'uncomfortable' point.
Let me make this very clear --no-one in Ulfhednar is trying to recreate the Third, or any other Reich! All we want to do is promote historical research, inform ourselves and the public, have companionship with our friends and other reenactors (perhaps you should have come to Marle and joined us) and have some fun.
I think that Robert's most recent post about 'treading with care' is extremely good advice to all of us.
Paul
Paul Mortimer
