Norse paganism fell by the wayside in Iceland when Christianity swept through some 1,000 years ago. Now a modern movement—which views gods as metaphors with lessons to impart, reports the ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (RNS) — Dedicated to the whole pantheon of Norse gods and nature spirits, the temple will serve followers of the second-largest faith in the country. REYKJAVIK, Iceland (RNS ...

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.

Records in Iceland are well-maintained, according to Canadian genealogist Nelson Gerrard. Historians and saga writers of the 1300s wrote about Icelandic lineages even before Iceland’s settlement ...

While they may not be going as far as animal sacrifice and Viking burials, members of a neo-pagan church in Iceland have resurrected some of the old ways in recent decades and now plan to build ...

The tenth-century stone figurine, alternatively identified as a pig, a bear or a dog, sheds light on the lives of long-ago Norse children Julia Binswanger - Daily Correspondent September 3, 2024 ...

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.

Membership in Asatruarfelagid 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.

A modern version of Norse paganism is becoming more popular in Iceland, The Guardian reports, and membership in the Ásatrúarfélagið, an association that promotes faith in the Norse gods, is up ...

Construction is starting this month on Iceland's first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age. -- PHOTO: REUTERS. PUBLISHED Feb 03, 2015, 08:05 AM. Thanks for sharing!