Nazi Germany

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Myths & Legends
Europe
May 31, 2026
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11 minutes

Externsteine: The Sacred German Rocks the Nazis Invented an Ancient Religion For

Five sandstone pillars in a German forest, declared an ancient pagan shrine by Himmler's SS — for a religion that the evidence says never existed.

Portrait of a female author smiling in warm evening light on a city street.
Clara M.

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