Icelanders build first Nordic shrine for 1000 years

[Apech]

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.

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.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/iceland-temple-norse-gods-1000-years

 

 

 

.... amazing!!!

[silent thunder]

Love it.

[rene]

Where's my Viking??

Are you a man of the North?
50-65?

6'2 or taller?

at least 220lbs strong?
If so... oh baby.
If not, please don't reply; the heart wants what the heart wants.
Pics exchanged before meeting ~
Passion first, LTR if it's right.
Your long hair is a plus.

 

 

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oops..never mind...wrong site.

Edited February 3, 2015 by rene

[Cheshire Cat]

“I don’t believe anyone believes in a one-eyed man who is riding about on a horse with eight feet,” said Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, high priest of Ásatrúarfélagið, an association that promotes faith in the Norse gods.

“We see the stories as poetic metaphors and a manifestation of the forces of nature and human psychology.”

 

 

 

I think that we should reinterpret Christianity in the same way

[thelerner]

I'm all for the idea as long as there's no 'Sponsored by Marvel' plaque in the corner.

 

 

Where's my Viking??

Are you a man of the North?
50-65? 6'2 or taller? at least 220lbs strong?
If so... oh baby.
If not, please don't reply; the heart wants what the heart wants.
Pics exchanged before meeting ~
Passion first, LTR if it's right.
Your long hair is a plus.

***********

oops..never mind...wrong site.

yes, yes, yes and yes-, as long as I have my special effects team nearby.

[rene]

yes, yes, yes and yes-, as long as I have my special effects team nearby.

 

:wub:

 

we'll make a cute couple

 

[Brian]

Where's my Viking??

 

Are you a man of the North?

50-65?

6'2 or taller?

at least 220lbs strong?

If so... oh baby.

If not, please don't reply; the heart wants what the heart wants.

Pics exchanged before meeting ~

Passion first, LTR if it's right.

Your long hair is a plus.

 

 

***********

oops..never mind...wrong site.

I shower often and use deodorant daily should I shouldn't be too strong...

[rene]

[zerostao]

oh frigg!

[rene]

What? You don't like my picture?

Northern passion can be quite overwhelming, you know.

[zerostao]

i do like it, i thought frigg was the northern goddess ?

i like goddesses where ever they may be found

[rene]

She is yes! I didn't know you knew that though...

Hmmm... hey, how tall are you?

:grin:

[Apech]

I'm glad to see a serious discussion of Norse Mythology taking place.

[zerostao]

I'm glad to see a serious discussion of Norse Mythology taking place.

i have been researching frigg today.

 

http://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/frigg/

 

and sorry to disappoint rene but i am under 6'2 (unless i wear cowboy boots and that isnt viking like)

edit> besides, her and thelerner make a cute couple, horns and all

Edited February 5, 2015 by zerostao

[rene]

I'm glad to see a serious discussion of Norse Mythology taking place.

 

Apologies, Apech. Just havin a little fun.

I actually already found a Viking...

and yes, he's 6'4, 220strong, long hair, etc,

especially the etc.

 

 

Warm greetings from the North.