The Order of the Jarls of Baelder (OJB) was a British folkish neopagan society founded in 1990 by Stephen Bernard Cox. It was renamed to Arktion Federation in 1998, classified as fascist Satanism by Christopher Partridge. The group dissolved in 2005.
The Order of the Jarls of Baelder was founded by Stephen Bernard Cox in 1990. It was renamed to Arktion Federation in 1998. Cox had been briefly associated in the 1980s with the neo-Nazi Satanist group Order of Nine Angles, Cox having published the ONA's book Naos in 1990 under the imprint of his Coxland Press and Antares by ONA member Christos Beest in 1993. It was associated with Cox's other group, the Fraternitas Loki. The group dissolved in 2005.
The OJB advocated "pan-European" "neo-tribalism" pursuing the "aeonic destiny of Europe" and the emergence of the elitist Superman. Gay members were encouraged to join because it was felt they added to the male bonding of the organization. The OJB symbol consisted of the valknut combined with the Gemini sign within a broken curved-armed swastika. The group was classified as fascist Satanism by the scholar Christopher Partridge.
According to Anti-fascistische Actie Nederland, in the 1990s the OJB belonged to the international network of Satanic Nazi organizations which the ONA played a pivotal role. The OJB denied being Nazis. Instead, the society claimed to have advocated pan-European neo-tribalism which involved celebration of the rich tapestry of cultural diversity of humanity, study of Aryan traditions and heritage, pursuing the "aeonic destiny of Europe" and the emergence of the elitist super race as an element of the unfolding of variant global/continental cultural forms. The activities of the OJB which functioned as a spiritual and heritage group for people of any race or religion included such activities as rock climbing, hang gliding, hiking and the study of runes.