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-'''Asatru''' is a modern Heathen tradition focused on Norse gods, mythology, ritual, community, ancestors, and reconstructed or adapted Germanic religious practice.
+'''Asatru''' is asatru is a modern Heathen religious movement that honors the gods, myths, ancestors, and ritual traditions associated with Norse and Germanic pre-Christian religion.
 == Overview ==
-This starter page is intended as a neutral reference entry. It can be expanded with history, beliefs, practices, symbols, texts, branches, notable figures, and related concepts.
+Asatru, often translated as belief in or loyalty to the Aesir, is a modern revivalist and reconstructionist movement inspired by Norse and wider Germanic religious sources. Communities differ in theology, ritual style, cultural emphasis, and social values. Many groups stress inclusive religious practice, while some fringe racialist interpretations are rejected by inclusive Heathen organizations.
-== Related pages ==
+== Key beliefs ==
 * [[Religion]]
-* [[Theism]]
+* [[Theology]]
 * [[Philosophy of religion]]
 [[Category:Modern Paganism]]
-[[Category:Religion]]
+[[Category:Heathenry]]

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-'''Asatru''' is asatru is a modern Heathen religious movement that honors the gods, myths, ancestors, and ritual traditions associated with Norse and Germanic pre-Christian religion.
+'''Asatru''' is a modern Heathen tradition focused on Norse gods, mythology, ritual, community, ancestors, and reconstructed or adapted Germanic religious practice.
 == Overview ==
-Asatru, often translated as belief in or loyalty to the Aesir, is a modern revivalist and reconstructionist movement inspired by Norse and wider Germanic religious sources. Communities differ in theology, ritual style, cultural emphasis, and social values. Many groups stress inclusive religious practice, while some fringe racialist interpretations are rejected by inclusive Heathen organizations.
+This starter page is intended as a neutral reference entry. It can be expanded with history, beliefs, practices, symbols, texts, branches, notable figures, and related concepts.
-== Key beliefs ==
+== Related pages ==
 * [[Religion]]
-* [[Theology]]
+* [[Theism]]
 * [[Philosophy of religion]]
 [[Category:Modern Paganism]]
-[[Category:Heathenry]]
+[[Category:Religion]]

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{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:320px;"
! colspan="2" | Asatru
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! Family
| Modern Pagan / Heathen
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! Origin region
| Iceland, Scandinavia, and modern Germanic revival communities
|-
! Founding period
| Modern revival from the 20th century CE
|-
! Estimated adherents
| Unknown globally; organized communities exist in Iceland, North America, Europe, and elsewhere.
|}

'''Asatru''' is asatru is a modern Heathen religious movement that honors the gods, myths, ancestors, and ritual traditions associated with Norse and Germanic pre-Christian religion.

== Overview ==

Asatru, often translated as belief in or loyalty to the Aesir, is a modern revivalist and reconstructionist movement inspired by Norse and wider Germanic religious sources. Communities differ in theology, ritual style, cultural emphasis, and social values. Many groups stress inclusive religious practice, while some fringe racialist interpretations are rejected by inclusive Heathen organizations.

== Key beliefs ==

* Honor for gods such as Odin, Thor, Freyja, Frigg, Tyr, Freyr, and other divine beings
* Respect for ancestors, land spirits, and household powers
* Emphasis on reciprocity, oath, honor, hospitality, and community
* Mythic worldviews shaped by the Eddas, sagas, and folklore
* Diverse views ranging from polytheistic realism to symbolic or cultural interpretation

== Practices ==

* Blot offerings
* Sumbel ritual toasting and oath-making
* Seasonal feasts and rites
* Ancestor remembrance
* Study of myths, sagas, runes, and historical sources

== Places of worship ==

* Home altar
* Outdoor sacred site
* Hof or community ritual space
* Festival gathering

== Sacred texts ==

* Poetic Edda
* Prose Edda
* Icelandic sagas
* Runic inscriptions
* Modern Heathen ritual writings

== Holidays and observances ==

* Yule
* Midsummer
* Winter Nights
* Disablot
* Community-defined feast days

== Branches and related traditions ==

* [[Heathenry]] - The broader modern Pagan revival of Germanic religious traditions.
* [[Norse paganism]] - The historical source tradition that inspires much Asatru practice.
* [[Vanatru]] - A modern focus on the Vanir deities in some communities.

== See also ==

* [[Religion]]
* [[Theology]]
* [[Philosophy of religion]]
* [[New Religious Movements]]
* [[Modern Paganism]]
* [[Western esotericism]]

[[Category:Religions]]
[[Category:Modern Paganism]]
[[Category:Heathenry]]