Pagan Lithuanian 13th–14th century ring with a solar symbol, found in Kernavė, the ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

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1. As a Lithuanian I had no idea swastika was a pagan symbol.

2. Similar Nazi

3. This symbol was quite prevalent in pagan Lithuania. You can find more about that (including photos) in Valdovų Rūmai ([page](https://www.valdovurumai.lt/lankytojams/savaites-eksponatas/ziedai-su-svastikomis)). This symbol was used in our folklore as well. For instance, a recent event has used it during a performance ([youtube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnFLiAiOHbg) starting from 4:09). It is the legacy of our and other indo-european past.

4. Cool!

5. Cool ring. An ancient Eurasian religious symbol appropriated and perverted by a demented, criminal ideology.

6. the details on it are amazing, anyone can tell what the ring is made from? silver perhaps?

7. Fuck the nazis for ruining this symbol.

8. Wtf ancient Lithuanians were racist?!

   edit: eh, i forgot i’m on reddit

   here’s your /s

9. Beautiful craftsmanship.

10. That, or time-traveling Nazis. Now which one of those is more likely!?

11. Russian news tomorrow: proof that nazi Lithuanians were nazi 500 years before Hitler.

    Also Kiselev: which Nazi city was part of Nazi Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 14trh century? Kiev! Coincidence? I dont think so!

12. BASED

13. Proof that nazis time-traveled

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    /s

14. Thats racist …… /s

15. [The possible origins of the symbol.](https://i.imgur.com/RdzwQtK.jpg)

16. Clearly the Pagan Letts of the 13th century held some radical national-socialist views.
    Implausible this could be anything else.

    PS: That ring is in incredibly good nick.

17. I wish people would start using the “hooked cross” symbols again in order to redeem them from the stain of Nazism, and make so that the Nazi swastika is remembered only as a brief moment in history when that symbols was misused.

18. Muricans and retards be like: ‘Naziiiiiiis’

19. There are a lot of versions of pagan svastikas and I’ve seen quite a few people wearing such things. Not really a taboo in Lithuania.

20. So there are time travelling nqzis after all…

21. Cool ring. Sucks that the Nazis ruined the swastika in the West, originally a symbol of good luck and prosperity (which thankfully still has that original meaning in the East).

    Fun fact: Lithuania was the last place in Europe to convert to Christianity, in the late 14th century.

22. interesting. wasnt the swastika buddhist or something from an eastern religion?

23. I hate the fact that this symbol was absolutely ruined by nazis forever

24. so nazis are time travelers

25. Based Grand Duke

26. Fun fact: it was used to stamp trade deals with Pagan Taiwan is a country

27. Waite a fucking minute
    Did Nazis achieve time travel
    Oh fuck oh fuck fuck fuck

28. foreshadowing hitting different

29. Nice try, grandma.

30. Every moron in a 5 kilometer radius is screaming “NAZI RING NAZI RING”

31. Chinese propaganda will be so happy to find these.

32. The book to read on that period of Lithuanian history is ‘Lithuania Ascending: A Pagan Empire within East-Central Europe, 1295-1345’. Extremely fascinating stuff.

33. Dear lord. We got time traveling Nazis.

34. One Nazi ring to rule them all? /s

35. I hate pagans

36. Good Chinese bot

37. Damn so the Nazis did figure out time travel! Hitler is hiding in the 13th century!

38. In Copenhagen National History Museum I have seen a clay bowl from 1500 BC (if I remember right, might have been 3500 BC) with swastika symbols. So swastika is VERY old, and very dispersed all over.