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In Germany's Thüringer Wald, the Externsteine—a dramatic formation of sandstone pillars—captured the attention of the Ananar Ahnenerbe in the mid-1930s. Founded by Himmler, this organization sought to validate Nazi ideologies through distorted historical narratives. Claiming the Externsteine were the remnants of a sacred pillar of the Saxons, they repurposed history as a means of endorsing Aryan supremacy.