Ásatrú - The Other White Meat
Ásatrúarfélagið founder Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
Just when you think Lutheranism holds a monopoly on religion in Iceland, up pops Ásatrú.
Founded in 1972, and officially recognized as a registered religion in 1973, Ásatrúarfélagið (Iceland's Ásatrú Association) is the largest non-Christian religious organization in Iceland. 1,300 members strong, it makes up about 2/5 of a percent of the total population.
And it's not just another Germanic Neopagan Norse Gods Lord Of The Rings Renaissance Faire Let's Get Naked And Do A Ritual And Listen To Viking Metal Bands Diversion (well, maybe it's that too), but Ásatrú is also a religion that upholds the heroic Viking virtues:
•Boldness/Courage/Bravery
•Truth
•Honor
•Troth/Fidelity
•Discipline/Self-Rule
•Hospitality
•Industriousness
•Free-Standing/Self-Reliance
•Perseverance
And not only that. They also get to wear cool ceremonial robes:
Founded in 1972, and officially recognized as a registered religion in 1973, Ásatrúarfélagið (Iceland's Ásatrú Association) is the largest non-Christian religious organization in Iceland. 1,300 members strong, it makes up about 2/5 of a percent of the total population.
And it's not just another Germanic Neopagan Norse Gods Lord Of The Rings Renaissance Faire Let's Get Naked And Do A Ritual And Listen To Viking Metal Bands Diversion (well, maybe it's that too), but Ásatrú is also a religion that upholds the heroic Viking virtues:
•Boldness/Courage/Bravery
•Truth
•Honor
•Troth/Fidelity
•Discipline/Self-Rule
•Hospitality
•Industriousness
•Free-Standing/Self-Reliance
•Perseverance
And not only that. They also get to wear cool ceremonial robes: