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 Topic: Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age

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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     OP - February 03, 2015, 06:44 PM

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    Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction starting this month on the island’s first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age.

    Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.

    “I don’t believe anyone believes in a one-eyed man who is riding about on a horse with eight feet,” said Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, high priest of Ásatrúarfélagið, an association that promotes faith in the Norse gods.

    “We see the stories as poetic metaphors and a manifestation of the forces of nature and human psychology.”

    Membership in Ásatrúarfélagið has tripled in Iceland in the last decade to 2,400 members last year, out of a total population of 330,000, data from Statistics Iceland showed.

    The temple will be circular and will be dug 4 metres (13ft) down into a hill overlooking the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, with a dome on top to let in the sunlight.

    “The sun changes with the seasons so we are in a way having the sun paint the space for us,” Hilmarsson said.

    The temple will host ceremonies such as weddings and funerals. The group will also confer names to children and initiate teenagers, similar to other religious communities.

    Iceland’s neo-pagans still celebrate the ancient sacrificial ritual of Blot with music, reading, eating and drinking, but nowadays leave out the slaughter of animals.

    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/iceland-temple-norse-gods-1000-years
  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #1 - February 03, 2015, 06:51 PM

    Interesting. Hopefully some reenactments will be made for the media as a form of educating people about the past. It would be more interesting to see various rituals in a historical setting rather than just reading about these rituals.
  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #2 - February 03, 2015, 11:21 PM

    Re-enactments? Does Up-Helly-aa count?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB9TxJN2qys

    Or Tar Bar'ling in Northumberland, which is even more insane in it's way.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSuEKnYjc4c

  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #3 - February 03, 2015, 11:45 PM

    Hail Thor!

    إطلب العلم ولو في الصين

    Es sitzt keine Krone so fest und so hoch,
    Der mutige Springer erreicht sie doch.

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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #4 - February 06, 2015, 08:07 PM

    Bring back the blood eagle!

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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #5 - February 06, 2015, 10:57 PM

    Fuck yes! Now I can unleash all that Wotan worship I've been doing in secret! dance
  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #6 - February 06, 2015, 10:59 PM

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    Wotan worship


    That's an interesting way of describing autofellatio Tongue

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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #7 - February 07, 2015, 02:20 AM



    It might become a bit riskier living in coastal areas in the UK and Ireland now, though.

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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #8 - February 07, 2015, 07:33 AM

    Nah. She'll be right. No monasteries left to sack, so they'll probably go hassle the French again.

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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #9 - February 07, 2015, 03:20 PM

    Related Cheesy

    Marines Convert To Norse Paganism, Demand Horns And Wings On Helmets

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    CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — An entire rifle squad which has converted to Asatru, or Northern European Heathenry, has expressed disappointment in new Pentagon dress code requirements, claiming religious exemptions to military uniform standards are not inclusive enough.

    The Asatru devotees complain they are not allowed to wear their religious clothing in uniform unlike Sikh, Muslim, and Jewish members. Focused on historical Norse paganism, the Marines want to affix horns and wings on their helmets in order to accommodate individual expression of their beliefs.

    “It’s the only way Valkyrie can identify the Kindred if we fall righteously in battle,” said Sgt. Bram Gunbjorn, who serves as both squad leader and gothi (priest) of his squad of housescarls, otherwise known as 3rd Squad, Second Platoon, Charlie Company.

    The squad believes upon their worthy death in combat, the Valkyrie will lead them to Valhalla, the mythological hall presided over by Odin, the Allfather.

    “I think these clowns have been reading too many comic books,” said battalion Sgt. Maj. Mike Brooks. “There’s no actual historical evidence Vikings or any Northern European groups wore that garbage into battle.”

    Soon after the sergeant major made this statement, the horrified Marines submitted a complaint to their Equal Opportunity Officer on the grounds of religious intolerance.

    “We’ve already faced oppression from the Spartan lovers in 1st Platoon,” said Gunbjorn. “All they do is spear each other in the shower, and obsess over their abs. They’re godless swine. We’re seriously trying to prepare for Ragnarok and aid the Allfather against the scourge of the Jotnar.”

    The squad of pagans recently caused quite a stir when they captured and enslaved members from a rival platoon during a field exercise. Enthralling them in accordance with the rune carved upon the Turinge Stone, they forced the captured Marines to field day their barracks rooms and police call the parking lot.

    Further, Sgt. Gunbjorn and his squad are under investigation after dismembered remains of the battalion commander’s miniature poodle was found near the barracks. Navy investigators suspect the animal was ritually sacrificed in a macabre blot ceremony. The investigation continues despite an offering of $50 in weregild left in the battalion commanders office.

    “This is why we’re concerned about the new uniform policy, ” said Gunbjorn as he was gluing bull horns onto his kevlar helmet. “It does little to protect us from the whims of our commanders making it impossible for minority religious groups like ours to exercise spiritual liberties without any fear of recrimination.”
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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #10 - February 07, 2015, 07:15 PM

     Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy That's awesome, and like all good satire contains a large degree of truth. The sort of religious exemptions the mythical Marines want in that skit are no more or less daft than what is often claimed in reality by other religions.

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  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #11 - December 06, 2015, 07:51 PM

    A new rival for neo-paganism: Icelanders flocking to the Zuist religion
  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #12 - December 13, 2015, 12:39 PM

    Tom Holland: Would you believe it? A selection of ancient faiths ripe for revival
  • Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
     Reply #13 - December 23, 2015, 11:47 PM

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    Dr Karl Seigfried explores the Nordic Yule myths and why Norse mythology still speaks to people, a thousand years after the Christian conversion of Scandinavia
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    A white-bearded Icelandic gentleman, bundled up against Reykjavík’s midwinter cold, recites these verses of medieval pagan poetry before an attentive gathering. They stand closely together beneath a clear night sky, holding candles, gathered in a circle around a roaring fire. So begins the Yule celebration of Icelanders who practice a modern iteration of Norse religion, a contemporary practice that considers the poems and legends of Norse mythology to be core texts for ritual and reflection.
    ....
    The spiritual message of the myths survives, despite bloody centuries of Christian conversion. In 1972, Icelandic farmer-poet Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson led the foundation of the Ásatrúarfélagið, a fellowship for those who follow the religion of Ásatrú – an Icelandic term meaning “faith in the Norse gods.” For those raised to believe that Christianity is the natural religion of the western world, it may come as a surprise to realize that the older religions of northern Europe were closer to Hinduism. Today, Ásatrú attracts those who feel a connection to the Old Way, and – like other religions – it provides a rich experience of ritual, celebration, and community.
    ....

    Listen on iplayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s9dh6
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