I wonder if someone has some history on the so called Wotan’s knot on the M36 chains? The reason I’m asking is that we in Sweden have the same symbol as a road-sign for a relic site of interest, for example our runic stones ("runstenar"), that are seen in many places in Sweden. It looks like this:

Now, in Sweden this isn’t called a Wotan’s knot (Wotan being the old Norse Asa-god Oden) but a Saint Hans Cross. Saint Hans is used in the Nordic countries as the name for John the Babtist. Also, if you google "Wotan’s knot", the symbol that comes up most frequently is not the knot on the M36 chain, but a completely different one.

Therefore, it would be a great learning experience if someone had som historical information about how the "Wotan’s knot" ended up on the M36 and what it symbolized in the nazi folklore.

Martin