{"id":16957,"date":"2015-02-14T11:18:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T15:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=16957"},"modified":"2015-02-14T11:18:02","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T15:18:02","slug":"icelands-asatru-pagans-reach-new-height-with-first-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/icelands-asatru-pagans-reach-new-height-with-first-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland&#8217;s Asatru pagans reach new height with first temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> The following news article by BBC is posted for informational and research purposes only and not as an endorsement of the content or source.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/80960000\/jpg\/_80960212_7429054722_7d2fa4ab20_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"253\" \/>By Neil McMahon<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em> BBC News<\/em> (Europe)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"introduction\">It has been the dream of Iceland\u00b4s neo-pagan worshippers for four decades.<\/p>\n<p>Now construction of the first heathen temple or &#8220;hof&#8221; to be built in a Nordic country in almost 1,000 years is set to get under way.<\/p>\n<p>Work will start in March on a wooded hill near to the the capital Reykjavik&#8217;s domestic airport.<\/p>\n<p>The temple will provide followers of Iceland&#8217;s old Norse religion with a place to hold their communal &#8220;blot&#8221; &#8211; or feasts &#8211; as well as marriages, name-giving ceremonies, funerals and rite of passage ceremonies for teenagers. 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