First pagan temple since 1000 was opened in 2018. The profit from the sale made building a temple (referred to by the organisation in Icelandic as a hof) a realistic option and an application for a plot of land was sent to the Reykjavík city council. The temple was the first heathen central temple built in the Nordic countries for more than a thousand years. ... First Viking Temple in 1,000 Years Coming to Iceland. Iceland to build first Norse gods temple since Viking age so you can worship Thor and Odin. When Vikings came to Iceland over a millennium ago, they slashed and burned trees to make room for farming. The saga literature provides descriptions of elaborate temples in Iceland. There is no prescribed dogma or scripture. This Asatru temple is currently being constructed on a hill in the beautiful and peaceful woodlands of Öskjuhlíð in Reykjavik. Here is our quick guide to the current state of Ásatrú, the ancient religion of the Vikings, in Iceland. In Iceland, the Ásatrúarfélagið, or Æsir faith, represents the contemporary continuation of Norse paganism. WHEN THE VIKINGS first settled in Iceland in The construction of the first pagan temple in a Nordic country for almost 1,000 years is the latest step forward for Iceland's Asatru community. Chapter 4 of Eyrbyggja saga tells of the hof (temple) built by Þórólf Mostrarskegg and dedicated to Þórr, located at the foot of Helgafell, the holy mountain (left). The Vikings’ next step out into the Atlantic – the discovery and settlement of Iceland – is one of the best documented events of the Viking Age. Ruins of a real Viking Settlement-Age farm, Stöng, can be found in Þjórsárdalur valley.Some of the Vikings settled in in the valley, unaware that they were in the proximity of the notorious volcano Hekla - the Queen of Icelandic volcanoes.. Mt. A neo-pagan revival of the religion practiced by the Vikings has become one of Iceland’s fastest-growing faiths. Hekla erupted for the first time after the Settlement of Iceland in 1104 causing the devastation of some 22 settlement farms in Þjórsárdalur valley. The description is one of the most complete descriptions of a pagan temple extant in the literature. Ásatrúarfélagið moveed into a new temple just outside downtown Reykjavík. … Processing of the application took longer than the organization had hoped for due to political instability in Reykjavík. Temple will initiate children and confer them names 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. In Iceland, the first Asatru (Icelandic: Ásatrú) temple for nearly 1000 years, will soon be completed and open its doors for its members, and for the people who are interested. Ásatrú has no prescribed dogma or scripture. Now, plans are under way to build the country’s first shrine to the ancient Norse gods since Iceland converted to Christianity more than a millennium ago. The religion of the original Viking settlers of Iceland, the old Norse paganism Ásatrú, is not just still alive and well in Iceland, it is undergoing something of a renaissance.