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The ring cross or sun wheel was a common symbol in the Nordic countries, and can still be seen on ancient slabs and in many churches. It was also common in pre-Columbian America and throughout a large part of the Mediterranean region about 3,500 years ago. For more information, see  in Group 29.
This particular version of the sign is also sometimes called the Celtic cross, although this name usually is used for a Latin cross with this structure at the center. Today, it is used as a logo by some new fascist organizations.
According d'Alviella,  is a sun symbol. It is probably the association of the sign to power and to older times when everything was "better", the social structure more rigid and equality almost nonexistent, that attracts these groups. Both Nordiska Rikspartiet in Södermanland, Sweden, and Jeune Nation in France use this sign. It is also used in Christian symbolism to denote nimbus or halo, and as the consecration cross.
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