Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið

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The Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið "Icelandic fellowship of Æsir faith (Ásatrú)" is an Icelandic new religious movement with the purpose of reviving the pre-Christianization religion of Scandinavia. It was founded on the summer solstice, 1972, and was recognized as an official religion by the Icelandic government in 1973, largely due to the efforts of Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson. As of 2006, the Ásatrúarfélagið has roughly 1000 members, referred to as Ásatrúarmenn.

In the judgement of Michael Strmiska [1],

We see, then, that the Sacred in Ásatrú weaves together a number of diverse elements, ranging from myths, values and traditions associated with the ancient texts, to the history and cultural heritage of the nation going back to the earliest times, to a love of the land and a reverence for the forces of nature which may be imagined or experienced as supernatural beings. This is a very Icelandic Sacred, deeply rooted in the texts, tradition and earth of Iceland. ... It is also a very postmodern Sacred, with more diversity than dogma, with many beloved narratives but no monolithic meta-narrative, allowing a broad range of interpretations and experiences only loosely tied together with the thread of reverence for the pagan traditions of the past, 'Vor Siður', "Our Custom".

Notable members include: