This Asatru temple is currently being constructed on a hill in the beautiful and peaceful woodlands of Öskjuhlíð in Reykjavik. Temple will initiate children and confer them names WHEN THE VIKINGS first settled in Iceland in … Ásatrúarfélagið moveed into a new temple just outside downtown Reykjavík. 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. There is 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. 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). Ásatrú has no prescribed dogma or scripture. 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. The temple was the first heathen central temple built in the Nordic countries for more than a thousand years. 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. A neo-pagan revival of the religion practiced by the Vikings has become one of Iceland’s fastest-growing faiths. 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. 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. First pagan temple since 1000 was opened in 2018. Iceland to build first Norse gods temple since Viking age so you can worship Thor and Odin. The saga literature provides descriptions of elaborate temples in Iceland. Processing of the application took longer than the organization had hoped for due to political instability in Reykjavík. ... First Viking Temple in 1,000 Years Coming to Iceland. 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. The description is one of the most complete descriptions of a pagan temple extant in the literature. 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. 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 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. When Vikings came to Iceland over a millennium ago, they slashed and burned trees to make room for farming.