Odal (SS rune)

Odal or Othala, sometimes called Winged Odal or Winged Othala, is a Nazi symbol in the shape of an SS-rune, used by the Nazi German Schutzstaffel (SS), during the 1930s and -40s, to symbolize several values of central importance to Nazi ideology, such as kinship, family and blood ties, etc. It's based on the historical rune of the same name, Othala (ᛟ), a writing character of the late Iron Age Germanic peoples (Omega Ω based), but often modified with serifs, or "wings" (also called "feet, hooks, heels" etc).

During World War II, it was used by, among others, 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen och Volunteer Legion Netherlands, as well as the SS Race and Settlement Main Office, which was responsible for maintaining the racial purity of the SS.

Nowadays it sees continued use with Neo-Nazis and similar far-right collectives.