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Atlantis as an Aryan Civilization

RecordOBS-0217
CategoryUnexplained/Lost Civilizations
StatusDEBUNKED
SummaryNazi ideologues, including Heinrich Himmler, promoted the idea that Atlantis was a lost Nordic empire, used to support Aryan supremacy. This theory was part of the Ahnenerbe's pseudo-archaeological research.
OriginThe theory was promoted in Nazi Germany, particularly by Herman Wirth and the Ahnenerbe in the 1930s.
Claimed
  • Atlantis was a lost Nordic empire in the North Atlantic.
  • Atlanteans were the ancestors of the Aryan race.
  • Germans were an ancient and highly civilized people predating other cultures.
Evidence / consensusThere is no evidence for a Nordic Atlantis. The theory was a propaganda tool for Nazi racial ideology, not based on any credible research.
> OBSERVER NOTE:
The Nazi Atlantis theory is a stark example of how myths can be weaponized for political ends. It has no basis in fact.

Sources

  1. BBC Radio 4 - You're Dead to Me - Eight unbelievable theories about Atlantis - that people actually believed!

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