Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement.

Heathenry, a modern Pagan, or Neo-Pagan, religion. Its followers, Heathens, are inspired by the pre-Christian religions of Europe’s linguistically Germanic societies—most commonly those that spoke Old Norse.

Heathenry, also known as Germanic Neopaganism, Ásatrú, or Odinism, is a contemporary religious movement inspired by the pre-Christian belief systems of the Germanic peoples of Europe. It is characterized by a polytheistic worship of a pantheon of Norse deities and a deep reverence for nature.

As stated on our front page, Heathenry is a revivalist religion seeking to bring the practice of the ancient Germanic peoples into the present day. In simplest terms, it uses information inferred or represented in scholarship to form the foundation of a modern, polytheistic religious tradition.

Heathenry is a term used to describe the religious practices of two main groups of people, one historical and one modern. The original Heathens were the pre-Christian North European peoples who lived a thousand and more years ago in the lands around what is now called the North Sea.

2024年3月16日 · Heathenry, also known as Germanic paganism or Norse paganism, is a polytheistic faith that places great importance on a pantheon of deities, as well as the worship and veneration of ancestors. In heathenry, gods and goddesses are seen as active and interested parties in the lives of their followers.

2024年11月25日 · Heathenry is a revivalist polytheistic “neo-pagan” movement, that seeks to reconstruct the religious practices of pre-Christian Germanic people of Scandinavia, Germany, Anglo-Saxon England, and Frisia.

Asatru widely known as Heathenism, Heathenry, or Germanic Heathenry is the contemporary revival of historical European paganism. Precursor movements appeared in the early 20th century. A second wave of revival began in the early 1970s.

Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement.

Why Germanic Heathenry? Modern Germanic Heathen is defined for the purposes of the HCC as "anyone participating in and identifying with religious behaviours, values and beliefs which are modeled upon and associated with those of ancient Germanic Heathens and that these same behaviours, values and beliefs form their primary religious identity."