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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue Feb 3, 2015, 03:20 PM Feb 2015

Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods in 1,000 years

Reuters

REYKJAVIK, (RNS) 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.religionnews.com/2015/02/03/iceland-build-first-temple-norse-gods-1000-years/

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