How Asatru Is A Religion That Has Close Ties With Norse...

Asatru is a religion that has close ties with Norse mythology. The name of the religion, Asatru, is a twofold word that gets it’s meaning from Old Norse. The first half of the word, Asa, means Gods and Goddesses and the second half Tru, means to have faith or belief in. Altogether Asatru means to have faith in the gods. Asatru can be considered part of the Neo-pagan family of religion since it has to do with Norse Heathenism. The beginning of Asatru was not the start of the religion itself yet a revival of an older religion. Before Asatru there was the Nordic religion. This religion was practiced before Christianity came around. The Nordic religion is thousands of years old and its beginnings are lost in prehistory. Yet, it is associated with the age of Vikings. Ancient Asatru and Modern Asatru is a folk or tribal religion. In the 20th century an Icelandic sheep farmer named Sveinbjà ¶rn Beinteinsson created an Asatru organization. The proper term for it is, à slenska à satrà ºarfà ©lagià ° which translates to Icelandic fellowship of Aesir faith. Beinteinsson even petitioned for Asatru to be a recognized religion in the early 1970s. After about a year of petitioning, Asatru became a known religion in Iceland. Coincidentally, around the same time the organization was created in Iceland, there were communities forming in the United States and in the United Kingdom. However, these three communities didn’t know of each other. According to www.religionfacts.com, â€Å"This is a sign that