Forn Sed Norge

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Forn Sed Norge (Old Ways Norway), [1] formerly Foreningen Forn Sed, is a Norwegian heathen religious organization.

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Old Ways Norway
Forn Sed Norge
Formation1998
Membership137 (2022)
Official language
Norwegian
Website forn-sed.no

History

Foreningen Forn Sed was founded in 1998 [2] [3] as an offshoot of Åsatrufellesskapet Bifrost, [4] [5] because of personal disagreements within the Norse pagan milieu in Norway. [6] It was recognized by the Norwegian government as a religious body in 1999 [2] [4] and a few years later changed its name to Forn Sed Norge. [1] [3]

The organization had approximately 60 members in 2004, [2] 85 in 2014, [7] and 110 in 2017. [4] As of 2022, the organization had 137 registered members. [8]

Activities and beliefs

Forn Sed Norge describes itself as a non-hierarchical religious organization [1] accommodating anyone interested in ancient Norse custom and tradition. [2] [9] It holds an annual planning meeting [1] in addition to blóts several times a year, usually offering mead. [4] A woodland blót at Bærum was shown on television in 2014 as part of pre-Christmas coverage by Are Sende Osen  [ no ]. [10] It publishes a magazine called Ni Heimer. [1] [2] Forn Sed Norge is known to keep a lower public profile than Åsatrufellesskapet Bifrost, but both organizations participate in a broader cultural scene revolving around Old Norse culture, with events such as Viking markets and music inspired by Old Norse poetry. [6]

It is a member of the European Congress of Ethnic Religions. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 About Forn Sed Norway (slide presentation), Forn Sed Norge, 2018, retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Geir Winje, "Foreningen Forn Sed", Store norske leksikon , December 30, 2014, retrieved May 21, 2021 (in Norwegian).
  3. 1 2 "Forn Sed Norge: Org nr 983 227 562", PROFF.no, April 27, 2002, retrieved May 21, 2021 (in Norwegian).
  4. 1 2 3 4 Elise Kruse, "Den sammensatte viking", Vårt Land , July 31, 2017, retrieved May 21, 2021 (in Norwegian).
  5. ↑ Egil Asprem, "Heathens Up North: Politics, Polemics, and Contemporary Paganism in Norway", The Pomegranate 10.1 (2008) 42–69, doi : 10.1558/pome.v10i1.41, p. 50 (registration required).
  6. 1 2 Geir Uldal and Geir Winje, "Paganism in Norway", in: Henrik Bogdan and Olav Hammer, eds., Western Esotericism in Scandinavia, Boston: Brill, 2016, ISBN   978-90-04-30241-9, p. 371.
  7. ↑ Silje Rognsvåg, "Åsatru-folk tar avstand fra Breivik", Dagen , November 20, 2015, retrieved May 21, 2021 (in Norwegian).
  8. ↑ "Antall tilskuddstellende medlemmer i tros- og livssynssamfunn i 2022" (PDF). www.regjeringen.no. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. ↑ Svein Nordal, "Ravn Villtokt etterlyser tilskotsbrev frå Ørsta", Møre-Nytt , February 27, 2021, retrieved May 21, 2021 (in Nynorsk).
  10. ↑ "Are slo Klaus: Avslutter med norrønt blot", Adresseavisen , October 28, 2014, retrieved May 21, 2021 (in Norwegian).
  11. ↑ "About ECER", European Congress of Ethnic Religions, retrieved May 21, 2021.

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