A New Heroic Archetype: Moving Beyond Tolkien Stories for a Winter Age In the summer of 2023, Scyldings hosted a conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Many were drawn from across the USA to discuss an important subject: how can we forge a common foundation within the Dissident Right, with particular relation to the American context. The speeches were
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THE STONE AGE MINDSET Over the last few weeks, I have been exploring Orkney. It is a cluster of small islands that are located an hour north of mainland Scotland by ferry. One of its most striking features is that it is home to several Neolithic tombs, stone circles and domestic complexes. These monuments
TOLKIEN AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ENTROPY The Lord of the Rings wrestles with the problem of entropy. Its heroes battle against the ever-increasing power of darkness. The walls of the keep crumble, the nations are in decline and the will of the warrior is shaken. Evil stretches its long fingers into many places. Only one course
LONGING FOR THE FRONTIER The Walking Dead TV series has finally come to an end. For eleven years the post-apocalyptic show has graced our screens. In that time, it has gained a major following. The fifth season premiere was watched by 17.3 million people. Spin-off shows have been spawned, while there are new
Chimpanzee Power Politics A couple of months ago, I produced a video entitled ‘Chimpanzee Power Politics’. It focussed on the pioneering work of the primatologist Frans de Waal. In his book Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex Among Apes, de Waal analyzed the behavior of a group of Chimps housed at Burgers Zoo in