https://freerepublic.com/tag/nordicpaganism/ en-us Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:55:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3671959/posts About 1000 years ago, paganism was practically stamped out in Iceland, while Christianity was ushered in. But Nordic neopaganism, under the name of Ásatrúarfélagið (sometimes called Asatru), has now become the fastest growing belief system in the country. And after years in the making, the believers of this faith are on the brink of worshipping in their first temple. Business Insider Nordic reports the statistics on just how fast Ásatrúarfélagið has grown, “From 570 members in 2002, the ‘association of the faith of the Æsir’ – Ásatrúarfélagið – now numbers 3900 Icelanders, making it the largest non-Christian religion in the... ancientorigins.net https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3671959/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:55:30 GMT