The Chaos star, originally created by the author Michael Moorcock for his 1960 series Elric of Melnibone series. If you’ve not read it, add it to your reading list because it’s a master class in dark fantasy.
The actual symbol is an eight pointed star North, East, South, West, and the points in-between representing all possibilities. Law and order are represented by a single arrow representing the single certain road of Law. (This is not a reflection of Good and Evil, because Chaos and Law can contain both)
The symbol has be adopted by basically everyone. From Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40k to occultists and political activists.
As a note Moorcock himself (currently 86) identifes as an Anarchist, and loves that his creation is used all over the place.
He’s also been told to his face that it’s somehow an ancient symbol of chaos. There is zero evidence to back this up.
I will say that Moorcock had a commanding mastery over language and prose, he was held back by some of the pulp tropes of the time. But it’s still a classic. Elric is pure anti-hero in almost every sense of the term, and directly inspired later writers.
The Chaos star, originally created by the author Michael Moorcock for his 1960 series Elric of Melnibone series. If you’ve not read it, add it to your reading list because it’s a master class in dark fantasy.
The actual symbol is an eight pointed star North, East, South, West, and the points in-between representing all possibilities. Law and order are represented by a single arrow representing the single certain road of Law. (This is not a reflection of Good and Evil, because Chaos and Law can contain both)
The symbol has be adopted by basically everyone. From Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40k to occultists and political activists.
As a note Moorcock himself (currently 86) identifes as an Anarchist, and loves that his creation is used all over the place.
He’s also been told to his face that it’s somehow an ancient symbol of chaos. There is zero evidence to back this up.
Will check it out, seems cool.
I will say that Moorcock had a commanding mastery over language and prose, he was held back by some of the pulp tropes of the time. But it’s still a classic. Elric is pure anti-hero in almost every sense of the term, and directly inspired later writers.