(February 3, 2015 at 6:51 pm)Schwa Wrote: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/fe...1000-years
Quote: Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to
Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a
modern version of Norse paganism has been
gaining popularity in Iceland.
“We see the stories as poetic metaphors and a
manifestation of the forces of nature and
human psychology.”
Membership in Ásatrúarfélagið has tripled in
Iceland in the last decade to 2,400 members last
year, out of a total population of 330,000, data
from Statistics Iceland showed.
The temple will be circular and will be dug 4
metres (13ft) down into a hill overlooking the
Icelandic capital Reykjavik, with a dome on top
to let in the sunlight.
“The sun changes with the seasons so we are in
a way having the sun paint the space for us,”
Hilmarsson said.
Awesome.
Let's bring Odin back in the public eye where HE belongs.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
