▁then ▁this ▁ship ▁icon ography ▁may ▁l end ▁support ▁to ▁positions ▁arg uing ▁for ▁a ▁connection ▁between ▁a ▁Van ir ▁god dess ▁and ▁the ▁" Is is " ▁of ▁the ▁Sue bi , ▁who ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁ship ▁symbol ism ▁in ▁T ac it us ’ s ▁Germania . ▁After life ▁belief s ▁involving ▁strong ▁na ut ical ▁elements , ▁and , ▁separately , ▁after life ▁fields , ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁in ▁numerous ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁cult ures ▁… " ▁ ▁Hop kins ▁and ▁H au kur ▁addition ally ▁propose ▁a ▁connection ▁between ▁F ól kv ang r ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁German ic ▁words ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁after life ▁that ▁contain ▁extensions ▁of ▁Pro to - G erman ic ▁* w ang az , ▁including ▁Old ▁English ▁Ne or x na w ang , ▁potentially ▁pointing ▁to ▁an ▁early ▁German ic ▁' * w ang az ▁of ▁the ▁dead '. ▁ ▁Modern ▁influence ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Karl ▁Ernst ▁Ost haus ▁developed ▁the ▁" F ol kw ang - G ed an ke " ▁or ▁" F ol kw ang - K on ze pt ", ▁that ▁art ▁and ▁life ▁can ▁be ▁recon ci led . ▁Several ▁cultural ▁institutions ▁bearing ▁the ▁name ▁Fol kw ang ▁( the ▁German ▁sp elling ▁of ▁F ól kv ang r ) ▁were ▁founded ▁on ▁this ▁concept . ▁These ▁institutions ▁include ▁the ▁Museum ▁Fol kw ang ▁in ▁Ess en ▁( open ed ▁ 1 9 0 2 ), ▁the