Wolves of Vinland

Wolves of Vinland is a Norse neopagan cult and neo-nazi hate group.

History

First appearances

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Jeremy Christian, founder of the cult.

The Wolves of Vinland raised $3000 on GoFundMe to purchase materials for a Viking-style longhall, and accepted donations from white nationalist organizations such as Counter Currents Publishing.

Entrance and exiting of Jack Donovan

In 2014, the Alt-Right activist Jack Donovan joined the Wolves of Vinland after visiting their rural Virginia community, and his work helped the Wolves refine their philosophy. 4 years after, Jack Donovan left the group, saying his association with the group was during a "dark chapter" in his life.

Classification as an hate group

In 2018, the Southern Poverty Law Center added the Wolves of Vinland to their list of hate groups, classifying it as a neo-völkisch hate group.

Villainy

• One member of the group, Maurice "Hjalti" Michaely, served two years in prison after being found guilty of attempted church arson against the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, a historic black church in Gainesville, Virginia.
• Members of the group routinely post photos of ritual animal slaughter on Instagram.
• It espoused white nationalist and racist beliefs, as well as using white nationalist symbols such as the swastika.
• It has an association with the white supremacist think-tank National Policy Institute.

Trivia

• After Hjalt's arrest, group members began wearing T-shirts that said "Free Hjalti".
• The group has been compared to the fictional group Fight Cluband members have quoted the work as an influence, especially one of the most famous character of the story:Tyler Durden.
• This cult has association with black metal scenes in various other parts of the world.