Arnar Styr Björnsson

[[File:Arnar Styr Björnsson in 2019.png‎|165px|thumb|Arnar in 2019, wearing the emblem of the [[Nordic Resistance Movement|NRM]]]]{{nordicrightnav}}
'''Arnar Styr Björnsson''' {{lived|1987}} is an [[Iceland]]ic political activist, [[white supremacist]], [[neo-Nazi]], and [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]]. He self identifies as a [[National Socialist]] and is a member of Norðurvígi, the Icelandic branch of the [[Nordic Resistance Movement]].<ref>Stundin; Freyr Rögnvaldsson, Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, September 5, 2019 : [https://stundin.is/grein/9598/hrifinn-af-nasistaflokki-thyskalands-og-efast-um-helforina/ Íslenskur nýnasisti á Lækjartorgi: Hrifinn af Nasistaflokknum og efast um helförina]</ref> On Twitter he has promoted [[Nazism]], [[racialism]], and [[Islamophobia]].<ref>Ritstjórn DV ; July 10, 2019 : [https://www.dv.is/frettir/2019/07/10/fyrrverandi-formadur-felags-studenta-vid-hi-gegn-esb-auglysir-nasiskar-skodanir-sinar/ Fyrrverandi formaður félags stúdenta við HÍ gegn ESB auglýsir nasískar skoðanir sínar]</ref>

==Student activity==
Arnar studied [[theology]] at the {{wpl|University of Iceland||,}}<ref>[http://hi.academia.edu/ArnarStyrBj%C3%B6rnsson Arnar Styr Björnsson profile on hi.academia.edu]</ref> and graduated with a BA degree in 2017.<ref>University of Iceland; [https://www.hi.is/nam/brautskraning_kandidata_laugardaginn_18_februar_2017 Candidates graduation Saturday, February 18, 2017]</ref> His thesis was on the German [[Christian]] theologians {{wpl|Friedrich Schleiermacher||,}} {{wpr|Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel||,}} and {{wpl|Adolf von Harnack||.}}<ref>PDF of thesis: [https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/26690/1/Kenningar%20Schleiermachers%2c%20Hegels%20og%20Harnacks%20um%20tr%C3%BAarbr%C3%B6g%C3%B0in.pdf Kenningar Schleiermachers, Hegels og Harnacks um trúarbrögðin]</ref><ref>[https://skemman.is/handle/1946/26690 skemman.is record]</ref><ref>[https://oatd.org/oatd/record?record=handle%5C%3A1946%5C%2F26690 OATD record]</ref>

Arnar was the chairman of Herjan, a hard-right [[Euroscepticism|Euroskeptic]] student union.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/herjanhi/ Herjan on Facebook]</ref>

Arnar speaks Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Swedish, ancient Greek and Portuguese.

== Promotion of Norðurvígi ==
{{cquote|[I am] ...very impressed by what the [[Nazism|German National Socialist Party]] stood for. [[Holocaust denialism|I don't think everything that's said about the Holocaust is true]]… [[Argument from incredulity|I haven't really acquainted myself with it in particular but I think it's lied about a lot]].|||Arnar speaking in 2019.<ref name="icelandreview">Iceland Review; Jelena Ćirić, September 6, 2019 : [https://www.icelandreview.com/news/neo-nazi-event-spurs-protest-in-iceland/ Neo-Nazi Event Spurs Protest in Iceland]</ref>}}
Norðurvígi is a token branch of the pan-Nordic hate group [[Nordic Resistance Movement]]. Despite having a website and being a recognized branch of the NMR, it has no physical reality beyond a few adherents who infrequently meet. Arnar was the Icelandic figurehead for the group's first public rally, which was attended by the leader of the NMR, Simon Lindberg, who visited Iceland to attend.<ref>Nordfront; August 8, 2019: [https://www.nordfront.se/2000-motstand-pa-island-och-hbtqp-vansinne-pa-forskolan.smr RN DIRECT # 134: Resistance in Iceland] (propaganda statement by the NMR)</ref> Although the NMR claimed 20 activists at the event, there did not seem to be even that many.<ref>Nordfront; August 5, 2019: [https://www.nordfront.se/nordiska-motstandsrorelsen-skrev-historia-pa-island.smr The Nordic resistance movement wrote history in Iceland] (propaganda statement by the NMR)</ref> The [[police]] attended the event but did not stop it, and there was a counter-rally a month later named, "Iceland against Nazis", attended by approximately 500 people.<ref name="icelandreview" />

== Writings ==
Arnar has written essays for the website Counter-Currents under the pen name Asklepios. The topics of his essays are mostly philosophy, theology and history.<ref>Arnar's essays on [[Counter-Currents]] as Asklepios [https://www.counter-currents.com/author/asklepios/]</ref>

== External links ==
* [https://twitter.com/eaglesstrife @eaglesstrife twitter]
* [https://www.nordurvigi.is/ nordurvigi.is official website]
* [https://www.counter-currents.com/author/asklepios/ Arnar's writings on Counter-Currents]

== References ==
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