Asatru

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'''Ásatru''' (sometimes called '''Odinism''', '''Wodenism''', '''Wotanism''', and '''Odalism''') is an attempt to cobble together an actual [[religion]] from [[Norse mythology]] and pre-[[Christian]] Germanic religious practices. This is difficult to pull off, as the Norse [[myth]]s, like other ancient texts, are incredibly spotty, contradictory, and prone to mistranslation (just ask [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]), and were written down hundreds of years after the events recounted in them allegedly happened (insofar as they are even ''meant'' to be historical).{{efn|It is unclear how far modern practitioners of Asatru actually believe their mythology. High priest Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson sees the stories as metaphors for human [[psychology]] and natural forces.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/iceland-temple-norse-gods-1000-years Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age: A modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in recent years as followers see the stories as metaphors for life not worship of the gods] (2 Feb 2015 10.54 EST) ''Reuters'' via ''The Guardian''.</ref>}} However, the same can be said of the [[Bible]], the [[Qur'an]], and the [[Book of Mormon]].  

It dates back to 1972 when a group, including farmer and poet Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, decided to relaunch a pagan religion.<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190602-how-iceland-recreated-a-viking-age-religion How Iceland recreated a Viking-age religion], Gavin Haines, BBC Travel, 3 June 2019</ref> In [[Iceland]], the first Ásatru temple is being built for worshipers to carry out their {{sl|Rituals|religious rituals}}, and it could be architecturally interesting if it is ever completed.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31437973 Iceland's Asatru pagans reach new height with first temple]</ref><ref>[https://www.icelandreview.com/news/asatru-fellowship-considers-crowdfunding-temple-completion/ Norse Pagan Fellowship Considers Crowdfunding Temple Completion], Iceland Review, 7 Feb 2019</ref> So, who knows? Two centuries from now, there might be an Ásatru temple in every [[American]] town.<ref group=note>Anything's better than a [[megachurch]] and a [[Creation Museum|Creation "Museum"]].</ref>

The [[irony]] in Ásatru, of course, is that [[atheism]] is an age-old tradition in [[Scandinavia]], and it predates Christianity. Scandinavians have always [[Misotheism|hated]] their [[gods]]; life is hard enough between 55<sup>th</sup> and 70<sup>th</sup> latitudes North, where the soil is poor and winter is lethal, so the last thing you need is a bunch of cosmic bullies demanding [[sacrifice]]s from you. The ''Hrafnkel's saga'' is a Pre-Christian tale of a [[Vikings|Viking]] chieftain, Hrafnkel, who gets disappointed with the Norse deities and becomes ''goðlauss'', godless. 

==Questions of accuracy==
[[File:Askr Svarte.jpg|thumb|left|165px|{{wpl|Askr Svarte||,}} née Evgeny Nechkasov (Евгений Нечкасов) of Novosibirsk, [[Russia]], took his new name from misspelled Old-Norse ''svartr askr'']]
There is some question regarding how closely Odinists have actually managed to recreate these beliefs and whether Germanic mythology ever qualified as an organized religion as it is understood today. Many Asatruar go to great lengths to link themselves with the past, such as taking on a Nordic "baptismal name" like Heimgest or Gunnar.<ref group=note>Compare the phenomenon of Western converts to [[Islam]] changing their names to make them more Arabic-sounding — Cassius Clay and Cat Stevens becoming Muhammad Ali and Yusuf Islam, for instance.</ref> Presumably, when there are more than a dozen Asatruar widely known by these names, patronymics will be introduced. When more than four can actually agree on something, you get a group known as a 
"Black Metal" band
 kindred, which will then scream about [[Odin]] as if they have swallowed boiling grease. Possibly they have.

According to the neo-[[Druid]] Isaac Bonewits, some practitioners of Asatru are "mesopagan", meaning that they try to make their practice as close to the old form as possible with no intentional (but some unintentional) modern influences, while others are [[neopagan]].<ref>[http://www.neopagan.net/PaganDefs.html Defining Paganism: Paleo-, Meso-, and Neo-] by Isaac Bonewits (2007) ''Neopagan Net''.</ref> Practitioners typically prefer to be called [[heathen]]s rather than [[pagan]]s (please see our article on the [[euphemism treadmill]] if you find this odd). If you really want to piss these people off, call them neopagans — within the community, this is often a [[snarl word]] used in the same way as "[[cafeteria Christian]]", associated with [[Wicca]]ns and other "fluffy" groups. However, most neopagans accept them as a slightly kookier branch of the big neopagan tree.

Not a whole lot is really known about how the Norse people worshiped, so despite their hatred of the term, practitioners of this religion can be most aptly named neopagans regardless of what they do or do not identify as.

==Rituals==
Ásatru believers usually follow three types of rituals, the ''Fainings'', the ''Blot'', and the ''Sumbel''. The ''Blot'' is a sacrifice to the gods of Norse mythology; the ''Sumbel'' is a round of drinking involving oaths and toasts to each other. Sumbel typically involves drinking, whereas blot traditionally meant a blood sacrifice (among the Old Norse, this was an animal ritually slaughtered and then consumed at a sacred feast). More common are fainings, which involve non-blood offerings made to the gods usually in the form of [[alcohol]]. In practice, there are rarely any characteristic differences between sumbels and fainings. A lot of Ásatruar are home-brewers because the [[mead]] sold in liquor stores is frankly garbage. Needless to say, Ásatru worship services tend to end with everyone falling all over themselves drunk,<ref group=note>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</ref> causing their [[priest]]s to likewise fall over themselves insisting that one does not need to get drunk to practice Ásatru.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20081021045423/http://www.odinic-rite.org/The%20Mead%20of%20Inspiration.html The Mead of Inspiration] (2008) ''The Odinic Rite'' (archived from October 21, 2008).</ref><ref group=note>There is, however, [[Hypocrisy|something wrong]] with ''that''.</ref>

==Ethics==
===Theory===
Like many other pagan religions, Ásatru tends toward orthopraxy rather than orthodoxy, meaning they're more concerned with how you should act than what you should believe: unlike with [[Christianity]], the finer points of one's [[worldview]] are not of the first importance. Consequently, ethical standards among Ásatruar vary widely; as ''goði'' Stephen McNallen put it, "We do not have a list of Thou Shalt Nots."<ref name="TwelveTraits">[http://web.archive.org/web/20090607115025/http://www.runestone.org/articles/twelvetraits.htm Twelve Traits to Nourish] (2007) ''''Ásatru Folk Assembly'' (archived from June 7, 2009).</ref>

However, the Norse myths have much to impart in the way of life [[philosophy]] and advice, even beyond the classical heroic virtues of honor, loyalty, bravery, etc. Many Ásatruar have made attempts to codify these teachings into a latter-day [[ethical]] system, yanking many tenets [[PIDOOMA|from dark places]] along the way.

One such codification is the ''Nine Noble Virtues'',<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110106030150/http://www.odinic-rite.org/virtues.html The 9 Noble Virtues] (2008) ''The Odinic Rite'' (archived from January 6, 2011).</ref> derived by the Odinic Rite from the Eddaic poems ''Havamal''<ref name="Havamal">[http://web.archive.org/web/20100629142549/http://www.asatru.org/havamal.html Hávamál: The Sayings of Hár] ''The Ásatru Alliance'' (archived from June 29, 2010).</ref> and ''Sigrdrifumal''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190827003702/http://library.flawlesslogic.com/sigrd.htm Lay of Sigrdrifa] ''Racial Nationalist Library'' (archive from August 27, 2019).</ref> The nine virtues are courage, [[truth]], honor, fidelity, discipline, hospitality, self-reliance, industriousness, and perseverance.

An alternative codification is the ''Twelve Traits'' promoted by the Ásatru Folk Assembly:<ref name="TwelveTraits"/> industriousness, justice, courage, generosity, hospitality, moderation, community, individuality, truth, steadfastness, loyalty, and wisdom. (Wait, isn't that just the Scout Law?)

For an even more concise summary, the Ásatru equivalent of the "greatest commandment in the law" would have to be the proscription of oath-breaking. To the Asatruars' credit, breaking an oath of fealty was indeed a very serious matter in old Norse society, and the myths make strong condemnation of oath-breakers.

===Practice===
Unlike Christian ethics, Old Norse ethics were not commandments handed down from a [[God]] who had written them himself; nor were the gods in the least portrayed as perfect beings who followed these ethics to the letter. Indeed, they are portrayed as having no qualms with [[rape]], murder, stealing, cheating, [[Deceit|lying]], backstabbing, breaking oaths, or anything else necessary to get themselves ahead; a chief example of this is the tactics used to fight the Aesir-Vanir War, a conflict around which much of Norse mythology revolves.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Exp50zxE0FwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA84#v=onepage&q&f=false "Eddic Poetry"] by Terry Gunnell (2008) In: ''A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture'', edited by Rory McTurk. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 140513738X. Page 84.</ref> [[Odin]] would give lengthy screeds about honor and respect in one story, then proceed to father children by rape in the next.

And, of course, whether or not a religion has a list of "Thou shalt nots" does not really have any bearing on the conduct of its followers, as discussed in the next section.

==Racist interpretations==
{{cquote|Posterity will have little occasion to write a new epic on these "heroic gladiators." I have seen too much of that kind of people not to feel a profound contempt for their miserable play-acting.|4=[[Adolf Hitler]] from ''Mein Kampf'' on the Odinists of his time<ref>''The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism'' by Ryan Smith (2019) Llewellyn Publications. ISBN 0738760048.</ref>{{rp|224}}}}

In the [[United States]], Asatru has long had to contend with [[white supremacy|white supremacists]] and [[Neo-Nazism|Neo-Nazis]] claiming the religion because it has "[[Aryan]]" cred and (unlike Christianity) did not originate among the [[Jew]]s. The [[Nazi]]s (the original ones, not the [[skinhead|shaved head thugs]] or [[basement dwelling]] [[alt-right|chuds]] of today) also used significant amounts of Norse symbolism in their [[propaganda]], and placed the Nordic people at the tippy-top of their racial ladder. There is also a strong contingent that takes a "[[folkism|folkish]]" stance, in which people can only worship the [[gods]] their ancestors worshipped (though it is seldom explained what this means to a person whose parents come from far-flung parts of the world), or alternatively, the gods pertaining to the culture in which they were raised.

Notably, this is not the case in [[Europe]]; although there is a contingent of racist pagans there (''e.g.'', the [[Heavy metal#Satanism|black-metal]] musician and Nazi [[occult]]ist [[Varg Vikernes]], who burned down an 850-year-old stave church), the most significant group going hand-in-hand with Ásatru is instead the ''folktro'' movement, people who promote the still-living Scandinavian folklore tradition without crossing the line into pagan worship.

This does not mean that most Ásatruar are [[racism|racist]]. The overall religion has split into three main camps, with the militantly racist and antiracist sides proclaiming "oaths" and "curses" against each other and the folkish<ref group=note>''Folkish'', from the [[German]] ''[[Völkisch movement|Völkisch]]'', refers to a form of romantic [[nationalism]] that has spawned many political philosophies, running the spectrum from [[liberal]] to [[far-right]], of which the most well-known is Nazism.</ref> caught in the middle not wanting to have anything to do with either side.  

Although it is much loved among racists, there is nothing in Ásatru, either [[moral]] or historical, that explicitly supports racism. Even the historic Norse had no problems dealing with people of other races.<ref group=note>"Dealing with" does not, just to say it out loud, mean the same as the [[Mafia]] "deals with" people. The Norsemen were just about as violent as their contemporaries, but they could and did also have friendly relations and there is no evidence of outright racism in the written sources — which also meant, if the relations were not friendly, that they were equal-opportunity robbers and killers.</ref>

That said, there is no explicit condemnation of racism, either, and the rather loose doctrines allow the religion to easily be twisted to suit neo-Nazis. Thanks to the [[Third Reich]], this link is strong and will not easily go away. Although the larger Ásatru organizations in the U.S. at least nominally repudiate racism, several of them are structured in such a manner that large numbers of racists can nonetheless exert heavy influence within them. Such organizations, thus, serve as a gathering place for sundry racist creeps and thugs who enjoy the numerous Norse tales of Berserks, [[war]], and mighty gods dashing around spearing faces ([[Rape|and vaginas]]), as well as the invented racist moral codes.

Anti-racist pagans use the nithing pole (an impaled horse head) as a [[curse]] against racism in the name of Norse deities.

In 2020, [[white supremacist]] and [[terrorist]] Jeremy Christian was convicted of killing two people in Portland, [[Oregon]].<ref name=perry>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/31/white-supremacists-love-vikings-but-theyve-got-history-all-wrong White supremacists love Vikings. But they’ve got history all wrong. Why the accused Portland killer and others see Vinland as an inspiration.] by David Perry (May 3, 2017) ''The Washington Post''.</ref><ref>[https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/02/jeremy-christian-guilty-on-all-counts-in-max-stabbings-trial.html Jeremy Christian guilty on all counts in MAX stabbings trial, including murder and hate crimes] by Aimee Green (Updated Feb 22, 2020; Posted Feb 21, 2020) ''The Oregonian''.</ref> Prior to the killing, Christian posted on his [[Facebook]] page, "“Hail Vinland!!! Hail Victory!!!", a reference to the short-lived Viking settlement in North America and a likely reference to Odinism.<ref name=perry/>

===Missing the point===
While Norse mythology is certainly an easier religion to justify one's racism to than Christianity is ("We are all one in Christ" and all that), it still has its problems. It's full of interracial romance (such as the marriage between Njodr of the Vanir and the frost giantess Skadi, [[Norse mythology#Loki|Loki]] being a Frost Giant, [[Norse mythology#Freyr|Freyr]] falling in love at first sight with a [[giant]]ess), or what can be called the polymorphous perverse ([[Norse mythology#Thor|Thor]] [[cross-dressing]] at one point in an attempt to disguise himself as Freya and actually pulling it off; Loki's fondness for [[Bestiality|coupling with animals]], such as the infamous time he transformed into a ''female'' horse, got impregnated by a stallion, and gave birth to [[Norse mythology#Odin|Odin's]] eight-legged steed Slepnir — don't ask how that works).

What's more, the Norse gods are described repeatedly in the original myths as vulnerable and mortal; they are afraid of Frost Giants, [[Troll]]s, and others and rely greatly on powerful weapons and artifacts (such as Mjölnir) to feel safe, have to sacrifice eyes and limbs to achieve their ends (Odin sacrifices his eye, [[Norse mythology#Týr|Týr]] sacrifices his arm), they rely on magical apples to stop them from growing old and decrepit, and, of course, there's the fact that in the end, the Aesir, Vanir, and Giants all end up destroying each other. Founding an ideology of power and domination based on gods who are mortal, vulnerable, and self-destructive is a bad case of not thinking things through.{{efn|In fairness, most surviving sources on Norse mythology come from Christians with at least mild interest in portraying the gods as weak and ineffectual. In truth, its possible ontological beliefs on the nature of their gods were much more diverse, if other polytheistic societies are of any indication.}}

==The afterlife==
While sources vary on how many [[afterlife|afterlives]] there are and how you get into them, one constant is that the best one is [[Norse mythology#Valhalla|Valhalla]], which one gets into by dying in combat. While folks in this afterlife do spend half their time gorging on food and [[booze|liquor]] served to them by hotties, they spend the other half of the time fighting, bloodily maiming each other, "dying", and regenerating, forever. While the bellicose Vikings themselves presumably loved the idea of an afterlife like that, it obviously wouldn't seem that fun to many people today, not to mention that the majority of people wouldn't even qualify for it.<ref group=note>…Does a [[race war]] even count as "combat"?</ref>

==Other social issues==
Less commonly discussed are Asatruar views on sexual orientation. They typically run the gamut; a large number of Norse neopagans are homophobic and transphobic due to general associations with conservatism to the point of open harassment, but many are inversely LGBT and see gods as Loki as inspirational.<ref>Kraemer, Christine Hoff (2012). "Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Paganism". Religion Compass. Blackwell Publishing, Ltd. 6 (8): 390–401. doi:10.1111/j.1749-8171.2012.00367.x. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref> In general, virtually nothing is known about how the old Norse actually felt about these issues; on one hand, terms like ''ergi'' are insults related to "effeminate" men, and the practice of ''seiðr'' (i.e. magic) was considered a feminine thing and male practitioners were mocked if not flat out terminated, but descriptions suggest that cults to Freyr openly engaged in same-sex behavior.<ref>Dumézil, Georges. From Myth to Fiction: the Saga of Hadingus. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1970. (p115)</ref> In general, ancient peoples did not have a modern understanding of sexual orientation, so applying sexual ethics to Norse culture runs the risk of being anachronistic.

==Ásatru vs. Odinism==
[[File:Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson 1991.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson in 1991]]
There is some dispute as to whether the religion should be called "Asatru" or "Odinism," but prominent [[priest]]s under both banners do not consider there to be very sharp differences between the two terms at present.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110911131308/http://www.odinic-rite.org/PAB/PresentingtheTruth.pdf Presenting the Truth: Correcting the inaccuracies and falsehoods of Valgard Murray's Deposition] (c. 2008) ''Odinic Rite'' (archived from September 11, 2011).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140203033036/http://www.odinic-rite.org/Valgard-deposition.pdf Jeffrey Eberle et al., plaintiffs vs. Reginald A. Wilkinson et al., defendants] (October 17, 2007) Civil Action No. 2:03CV272, The United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. Deposition of Michael J. Murray (archived from February 3, 2014).</ref> It is likely that the rest of the world doesn't care that much.

There was historically a division in the use of the terms, based on political and racial emphasis versus religious emphasis. The term "Odinist" was first used as a self-descriptor by Alexander Rud Mills, an Australian [[Nazi]] sympathizer who founded an Odinist church in 1934. The name was carried on by Else Christensen and her Odinist Fellowship; Christensen's newsletter, ''The Odinist'', contained more [[Liberty Lobby]]-esque political content than religious content.

The term "Asatru" was coined in [[Iceland]] in the early 1970s. The Icelandic practitioners, led by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, were more about practicing the religion than forming a political bond, so on average "Odinism" saw more use among the political group and "Asatru" saw more use among the apolitical group. Since Christensen's death and the dissolution of her Odinist Fellowship, this division is not so pronounced. The Odinic Rite, which describes itself as "Odinist," has no historic association with either Mills or Christensen and is more religious than political, but was founded before the term "Asatru" became popular.

The white supremacist [[David Lane]], recognizing that "Odinism" is now used primarily by non-racist groups, and realizing that the German name for [[Odin]], ''Wotan'', could be made into an English backronym for "Will Of The Aryan Nation," advocated the use of the term '''Wotanism''' for an explicitly racist version of Asatru.<ref>[http://www.davidlane1488.com/wotan.html Wotanism (Odinism)] ''Der Brüder Schweigen Archives & David Lane's Pyramid Prophecy''</ref> Today "Wotanism" still refers exclusively to these racist variants, which have had much syncretic influence from [[Christian Identity]] and Mormonism, although Lane rejected Christianity.  For example, Lane himself was a supporter of [[polygamy]], which cannot be conclusively stated to have existed as an institution in pagan Scandinavia.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=lD74bDG3O5oC&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=%22Norse+polygamy%22&source=bl&ots=0-QSa4VIlg&sig=Y61mTe1PZjSTpOPvTWpMA5e-6Mk&hl=en&ei=Jl-rSYKbHoi5nQe0mPzvDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA197,M1 ''A History of the Vikings''] by Gwyn Jones (1984) Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192801341. 2<sup>nd</sup> ed. ISBN 0192801341. Page 197: on Norse polygamy.</ref>

Edred Thorsson (real name of Stephen Flowers), an occultist who at one point called himself Asatru, tried dodging the name issue entirely by calling his organization the "Ring of Troth." The revelation that he was also a member of the [[Temple of Set]] unleashed a brief round of [[Satanic panic]] among the Asatruar.

==Asatru in politics==
Even disregarding the American racist element, Asatruar tend more toward [[Political spectrum#Conservatism|political conservatism]] than other pagan groups. There are several possible reasons for this:

* Unlike neo-pagan religions such as [[Wicca]], which are based in traditions that have always been countercultural, Asatru is based in the old mainstream [[cults]] of the Germanic tribes, which were headed by the secular rulers rather than the local weirdos. This might inspire the Asatru adherent to regard the State as having some moral authority and to (in a display of self-hatred) have disdain for said weirdos.
* Asatru places much emphasis on oaths, honor, loyalty, and other values that are also held in esteem by the military, and the Vikings were a warlike people. This might inspire the Asatru adherent to support a strong military and oppose [[pacifism]].
* Asatruar practice ancestor veneration (according to the {{wpl|Prose Edda|''Prose Edda''|,}} many of the Norse gods were based on historical kings and heroes),<ref group=note>''Caveat lector'': The ''Prose Edda'' also says that Asgard, the Norse analogue of [[heaven]], was just another name for Troy, the mythical city best known for being obliterated in the Trojan War.</ref> and the Old Norse clan structures were very important to society. This might inspire the Asatru adherent to support some form of [[family values]].
* The Eddaic poem ''Havamal'' contains several sayings in support of [[Rugged individualism|self-reliance]] on the grounds that "a man is his master at home,"<ref name="Havamal"/> and the old Germanic modes of [[government]] (petty kingdoms, voluntary assemblies, ''etc.'') were not large and centralized. This might inspire the Asatru adherent to go against "big government" and "[[Nanny state|nanny-statism]]". However, as with many other "[[small government]]" conservatives, this is contingent upon the belief that "small government" and "big military" belong in the same sentence although the vast majority of the [[Third positionism]]/white supremacist ones are against said military spending: they don't want to "enrich" the "[[Zionism|Zionists]]", you know.
* [[tl;dr]] version: Asatruar tend to lean to the right, with some even taking the dive into full-on [[fascism]] or Nazism. 

In recent years, a few Asatruar have been elected to public office on center-right tickets. In 2003, an Asatru priest, {{wpl|Sigurjón Þórðarson||,}} was elected to the ''Althing'' (national parliament of [[Iceland]]) in 2003, serving for four years as a member of the Liberal Party.<ref>[http://www.grapevine.is/Features/ReadArticle/The-Pagan-MP The Pagan MP] by Andie Sophia Fontaine (August 19, 2005) ''The Reykjavík Grapevine''.</ref> In 2009, Dan Halloran, also an Asatru priest, was elected as a {{wpl|Electoral fusion|Republican/Libertarian/Independence/Conservative}} candidate to the [[New York]] City Council. Halloran is a traditionalist [[conservative]] campaigning primarily against redevelopment of his neighborhood.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091106070030/http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/11/04/news/top_stories/doc4af11d3a4042b467853105.txt Halloran outlasts Kim in 19th District] by Victor G. Mimoni (November 4, 2009 5:14 AM EST) ''The Queens Courier'' (archived from November 6, 2009).</ref> When a controversy sprang up about his religion, the [[Republican Party]] defended him, with a Republican state senator opining that it is acceptable because Asatruar are "an honorable group."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090922172034/http://www.queenstribune.com/news/1253209214.html Pagan 'King' Has Council GOP Nod] by Brian M. Rafferty (September 17, 2009, 1:40 PM) ''Queens Tribune'' (archived form September 22, 2009).</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022347/http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/10/28/news/top_stories/doc4ae89057c6148370223928.txt Mud slinging makes for dirty race] by Victor G. Mimoni (October 28, 2009 4:46 PM EDT) ''The Queens Courier'' (archived from July 16, 2011).</ref> The only openly Odinist party that is known to exist is [[Vigrid]], a [[Norwegian]] white supremacist cult with a very odd interpretation of the religion.

==See also==
*[[Neopaganism]]
*[[Racialism]]
*[[Woden's Folk]]
*[[Onanism]]

===No relation to===
*[[Northern blot]]

==External links==
*[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2009/03/20/white-supremacist-running-odinist-network-maximum-security-prison White Supremacist Running Odinist Network From Maximum-Security Prison] (March 20, 2009) [[Southern Poverty Law Center]]
*[https://odinismo.com.br Irmandade Odinista do Sagrado Fogo]

==Notes==
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==References==
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