Jürgen Hubert commented on Die Wikinger-Saga by Rudolf Pörtner
Rudolf Pörtner, the German author of this work became quite famous for his nonfiction works in the second half of the 20th century. However, his Wikipedia entry reveals that he wrote a lot of Nazi propaganda in his younger days, during the Third Reich.
There doesn't seem to be any indication that he continued to be active in right-wing extremist circles, so likely he used the "Stunde Null" ("Zero Hour") to drop this whole part of his personal history and reinvent himself. But it is unclear how much he actually recanted his former convictions.
Which leaves me with the question: Is his "Die Wikinger-Saga", a nonfiction work on the Vikings I found on a public bookshelf, still worth reading - considering his past and context?
#Nazis #Vergangenheitsbewältigung #Vikings de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_P%C3%B6rtner
