Religion in Iceland
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Religion in Iceland has been predominantly Christianity since its adoption as the state religion by the Althing under the influence of Olaf Tryggvason, the king of Norway, in 999/1000 CE. Until then,
Statue representing the god Thor, c. 1000, National Museum of Iceland.
Early Icelandic churches maintained the style of Heathen hofs, often featuring dragon finials on the roof, such as in the case of the old church of Thingvellir (the current one goes back to 1859, while the steeple was rebuilt in 1907), built by initiative of King Olaf of Norway, who provided timber and the bell, to mark the official Christianisation of Iceland in the year 1000.
Carved statue of Jesus Christ, c. 1200, National Museum of Iceland.
The Lutheran Cathedral of Hólar, and Hólar University College.
Ásatrúarfélagið
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Ásatrúarfélagið, also known simply as Ásatrú, is an Icelandic religious organisation of heathenry. It was founded on the first day of summer in 1972, and granted recognition as a registered religious
Religion in Iceland
…Humanism (1.62%) Ásatrúarfélagið (1.56%) Islam (0.54…
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and other members of Ásatrúarfélagið walk to a blót at Þingvellir in the summer of 2009.
Jörmundur Ingi is sworn in as allsherjargoði in July 1994.
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, fourth allsherjargoði, at a ceremony in June 2009
The Ásatrú graveyard in Reykjavík