In our previous articles, we looked at what made a man, and more specifically, the core traits and characteristics of men, including fitness, fortitude, aggression, and competition.
The natural and instinctive drive of a man to protect has long been highly stigmatized as toxic by women who claim it is unneeded because they are equal or even superior to men, and because the instinct has been wrongly associated, particularly in Abrahamic ideology, as being for the sole benefit of women.
Protection, however, is an essential evolutionary trait and characteristic of a man, and it is not necessarily, or only meant, for the benefit of women.
When I was little, with +Hákon inn hvítrúlfr, we laid by the bleeding and unconscious body of one of our dads, +Áskunnr hinn gullúlfr after he had been attacked, because even with him unconscious, it provided protection to us in our little brain. When +Þórolfr hinn grárúlfr took care of us while our other dad was recovering, and took us to a remote cabin, his protection, including of his body at night, put us at ease, despite having been attacked by terrorists a day before. When I (literally) poked a bear and the bear wasn't happy about it, you should have seen how fast I ran to hide behind one of my dads. As boys, no matter how bad ass we become when we grow up, we still need the protection. Of our fathers primarily.
As adults, Marines also greatly benefit from the protection of hybrids, bigger, stronger, and more skilled than they are. Or other Ulfs. They also benefit from the protection of their own brothers. This is a foundational basis of cohesion as well, and essential for survival in a warrior and tribal environment. As hybrids, no matter how strong we are, we also appreciate that our Marines have our backs. Even in indirect ways, such as sexual (which prevent us from getting too aggressive).
Protection is not only for women. Even among men, no man is equal to the other. Protection is therefore an essential traits from men, and to men.
