10 Facts About Nordicism

Nordicism is an ideology of racism which views the historical race concept of the "Nordic race" as an endangered and superior racial group.

Nordicism defined nordique by a set of physical characteristics: the concurrence of somewhat wavy hair, light eyes, reddish skin, tall stature and a dolichocephalic skull.

In Germany the influence of Nordicism remained powerful - it became known there as "Nordischer Gedanke" .

Nordicism became the most influential German in this field, his Short Ethnology of the German People was very widely circulated.

Nazi Germany promulgated Nordicism based on the idea of a superior Germanic people or Aryan race in Germany during the early 20th century.

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Nordicism further claimed that in humans, "the shape of the Nordic gum allows a superior movement of the tongue, which is the reason why Nordic talking and singing are richer".

Nordicism said he observed the same process at work in the area of his mountain home near Berchtesgaden, which he described as having, when he first came there, a mongrel population, the quality of which was much improved by the presence of his SS Bodyguard Regiment, which was responsible for "the numbers of strong and healthy children running around the area".

Nordicism was controversial in Italy because of common Nordicist perceptions of Mediterranean people, and especially Southern Italians, being racially degenerate.

Italian Fascism's stance towards Nordicism changed from initially being hostile to later being favorable.

Nordicism believed that Nordics and Italians were generally responsible for inventing what are considered the best features of European civilization.