Julleuchter
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thumb|Two Turmleuchter type ceramic candle-holders—the right one replicates the design of the SS Julleuchter, itself based on an early modern candle-holder from southern Sweden.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Julleuchter is referenced by 156 other articles, and connects out to Yule, Allach porcelain and World War II.
It sits within the topics Candles, Germanic neopaganism and Heinrich Himmler.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Swedish artefact
- Germanic mysticism and Nazi symbolism
- Use in Himmler's SS
- SS ''Julfest''
- Manufacture in the Allach factory
- Significant recipients
- See also
- References
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thumb|Two Turmleuchter type ceramic candle-holders—the right one replicates the design of the SS Julleuchter, itself based on an early modern candle-holder from southern Sweden.
Julleuchter (; "Yule lantern") or Turmleuchter ("tower lantern") are modern terms used to describe a type of earthenware candle-holder originating in 16th-century Sweden, later redesigned and manufactured in Nazi Germany.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Julleuchter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.