(see also Ásatrú)
Revived and reconstructed form of the pre-Christian religion of the Norse, Germanic, and Scandinavian areas, focusing on worship of Odin, Thor, Freyja and others of the Æsir and Vanir. Odinism (also known as Ásatrú) has the benefits of having the Eddas and the Havamal available, allowing a more accurate reconstruction than some other Neopagan religions.
Odinism preaches the value of simple, steadfast virtues, generally called the Nine Noble Virtues. These are:
Followers of Odinism are, unsurprisingly, called Odinists. The term Ásatrú may occasionally carry a connotation of a more spiritual and less political outlook, but more often the two terms are simply used synonymously.
Odinist groups are generally called troths or kindreds; their meetings may be called meets, moots or folkmoots, and their feasts and religious observances are blots or sumbels.
It should be noted that Odinism does not include any component of racism. Certain racist and white-supremacist organizations have adopted various Odinist symbols, but the fact that Odinism (and its Paleopagan source material) are being looted by racist groups doesn’t mean there’s any transfer of ideology in the other direction.
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