What did Norse mythology have to do with the Nazis?

Answer 1

""The Nazis wanted to revival paganism and Norse mythology to replace other religions. Hitler and the other Nazis wanted to do this to unite all the Germans, as they were against Jews, Christians and anyone with a foreign influence. They favored Norse gods as they were gods of war, and Nazis liked to see themselves as them.""

Some of what you have said IS accurate; yes, the Nazis wanted to unite all Germans and etc. However the specific reason, and therefore the more accurate answer to this question, is that the myths of the Norse are very similar to those of the Germans. Just as the Irish share myths with the Scottish, the Greeks with the Romans, so do the cultures of those of the Norse and Germanic. Basically, Hitler was trying to instill very strong national pride in a country who had basically been humiliated and destroyed by the first world war. Therefore he reached back and emphasized every aspect of Germanic culture, ANYthing that his people should be proud of.