Also known as: Othala, Homeland Rune

Odal, also called Othala, is a runic letter appropriated from ancient Germanic alphabets by Nazi Germany. The rune represents “home” or “homeland” and most often appears as one of two different iterations: that with hooked “legs” and that without. Odals were used as the main iconography on the insignias of multiples divisions of the Waffen SS, Nazi Germany’s paramilitary wing. Since the Second World War, the Odal Rune has been a lasting, prominent symbol in a variety of white supremacist movements and appears in mediums including hate group logos, flags, tattoos, and internet memes.

The Odal, like other Germanic runes, is not always a symbol of hate. It is still used in Pagan culture for its original purposes and appears in popular culture representations of Nordic culture and mythology.

See also: Death Rune, Jera Rune, Life Rune, SS Bolts, Tyr Rune