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About a thousand or two years ago, the origins of what would become heathenry were practiced. It was before Christianity although recorded evidence of it is from after Christianity.
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An important part of Heathenry is taking back an old religion that existed prior to the spread of Christianity. This religion ended with the spread of Christianity. -
The Codex Regius, a manuscript of the "Poetic Edda", is written. The manuscript contains Norse mythology and culture that might have otherwise been lost. -
The first recorded use of the term "Odinism" is found in the book "On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History".
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The Völkisch Movement was the predecessor to Nazism. It was a proponent of Germany returning to its ancient practices and create a white ethno-nation.
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The apex of the Völkisch Movement in the genocide of 6 million Jews, 11 million total people. -
Inspired by Nazism, Alexander Rud Mills created the Anglecyn Church of Odin where he introduced the ideas that the gods were archetypes, Odin was a father figure above all, and pitting Heathenry against Christianity to Odinism. -
Inspired by Mills writings, Else Christensen established the Odinist Fellowship, the first Odinist group in the US.
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The term Ásatrú comes about in Iceland for the first time. It roughly translates to “belief in the [pre-Christian] gods”.
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Before going to prison for trafficking drugs, Else Christensen passed on her notes to Stephen McNallen. He used these notes to build the still-standing Asatru Folk Assembly.
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“We strongly oppose any attempt by individuals to use their association with the Ásatrúarfélagið of Iceland to promote attitudes, ideologies and practices rejected by the leadership of the Ásatrúarfélagið. We particularly reject the use of Ásatrú as a justification for supremacy ideology, militarism and animal sacrifice."
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The "Unite the Right" Charlottesville rally occurs. Norse paganism and Heathenry symbols were notable there. -
The January 6th insurrection against the 2020 election results. The riot, which killed many people, was officially condemned by American Heathanist groups.