First official pagan cemetery in a millennium

[The Dane]

Published 19.12.08 11:45
Pagan religion welcomes the first cemetery for worshippers of the old Norse gods The first official pagan cemetery in more than 1,000 years has been established in a public graveyard corner in Odense, Funen. While not officially opening until 7...

While not officially opening until 7 February, members of Denmark’s recognized pagan community Forn Sidr have welcomed the move that will create space for 80 graves.

Forn Sidr has more than 600 members nationwide and follows the concept of ásatrú, or worship of the old Norse gods such as Odin and Thor. It was first recognized as a religious community by the Danish ministry of ecclesiastical affairs in 2003.

The 800sqm cemetery is located at the council-owned Assitens Graveyard and features an 18-metre long stone in the form of a Viking ship. Encircling the grassy area are a number of standing stones, to which a plaque can be fixed to commemorate the dead, as no headstones will be used.

The vice-president of Forn Sidr, Søren Fisker, said that members would hold their own private religious ceremony to mark the opening of the cemetery in February. He added that not all asatruars can be buried in the Odense plot.

‘The facility should be seen as a pilot project that may act as a groundbreaker for similar projects elsewhere in the country where there is a desire for a heathen cemetery,’ said Fisker.

There is already another pagan cemetery being planned for the Århus area.

Three Christian graves that already exist at the site will remain, as the descendants have all given their blessing to the new venture.
http://jp.dk/uknews/article1548429.ece

Odin, Thor and Tyr are slowly returning p-)

[pekka elo]

That's considerably cool even though we're gonna be damned because of it :D

Or maybe Odin's posse will kick Jehova's butt in ragnarök so we'd better join that bandwagon.

[khalifah]

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Odin, Thor and Tyr are slowly returning p-)

Reading this reminded me of this song


[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8eaL4bY9jg (http://jp.dk/uknews/article1548429.ece)

Thor Odinson!!!p-)

[gaijinsamurai]

Cool......

Nice to see an old religion still alive, even though I'm an agnostic.

[Mablod]

Good news, hope we will get some of those in Norway soon too.

[Walter Sobchak]

I thought the Nazis, mainly Himmler, embraced a lot of these Teutonic rituals. Wasn't Wewelsburg Castle rebuilt by Himmler with all these Nordic symbols and mythological symbols included?

[The Dane]

I thought the Nazis, mainly Himmler, embraced a lot of these Teutonic rituals. Wasn't Wewelsburg Castle rebuilt by Himmler with all these Nordic symbols and mythological symbols included?

True ... They wished they were vikings.. They weren't..

[Walter Sobchak]

True ... They wished they were vikings.. They weren't..

Weekend, poser Vikings! Right?

Himmler was about as "Teutonic" as my dog!

[The Dane]

Right..

Don't think Odin is sharing his mjød with this idiot..
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo145/heinebilleder/adolf_hitler_ns.jpg

[Morboute]

True ... They wished they were vikings.. They weren't..

You mean they were Airsoft Vikings? p-)

anyways... pretty cool stuff. Even tho im not into religion, i would sign up for something like this. Just for the awsome factor.

[The Dane]

LOL, excactly !! Airsoft-Vikings !!!

[Ulytau]

well this part from the Manowar Swords in the Wind song can be great comment ;

we are sons of odin
the fire we burn inside
is the legacy of warrior kings
who reign above in the sky

[The Dane]

well this part from the Manowar Swords in the Wind song can be great comment ;

we are sons of odin
the fire we burn inside
is the legacy of warrior kings
who reign above in the sky

Coooool .. p-)

[Kippari]

Coolbeans!
I hope we'd get something similar along the lines of Kalevalan sword and sorcery. Abrahamic religions bore the schite out of me.

[Kjallakr]

Here in Iceland, we've already had this for a while in Gufunes cemetary. The spot is shaped like a longship.

The first one was buried there a few years ago. If I remember correctly he was murdered.

Other novelty there was special segregated area for muslims, hindus and some other religions.



btw, I don't Vikings would have liked to have some guy with a micro-moustache forbidding *** with the 'unclean' races, among other things. Even Óðinn had *** with trollwomen and whatnot...

[Lau]

btw, I don't Vikings would have liked to have some guy with a micro-moustache forbidding *** with the 'unclean' races, among other things. Even Óðinn had *** with trollwomen and whatnot...

Vikings don't care about race, all they care about is "getting some!" :)

[California Joe]

Vikings don't have grave yards. For f*ckssakes, they get burned in their longboats with their arms.

I'm putting Viking Funeral in my will. I can't have some sort of modern precedent set by having a Viking cemetary...

[Marshall_Nord]

All Hail Thor! p-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjZVMa_ZmEc

[Walter Sobchak]

Vikings don't have grave yards. For f*ckssakes, they get burned in their longboats with their arms.

I'm putting Viking Funeral in my will. I can't have some sort of modern precedent set by having a Viking cemetery...

Years ago, I was at a museum in Oslo and the guide told us that when the Vikings converted to Christianity, they would do almost anything to get their dead home for a burial in consecrated ground. They would even boil the bodies down and pack the bones home wrapped in skins.

Shattered my romantic illusions... :-(

[MichaelF]

http://www.youtube.com/v/_1nzEFMjkI4&hl=en&fs=1

[Lau]

^^ Funny and sad at the same time.

I suspect he has mad-cow disease, put him down quick!

[SineJustitia]

I like these ancient pagan traditions... Maybe we can reinstate the "Hunnebedden" (dolmen) from where I come from as official burial grounds?

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/4237/hunnebedqm3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[The Dane]

Vikings don't have grave yards. For f*ckssakes, they get burned in their longboats with their arms.

I'm putting Viking Funeral in my will. I can't have some sort of modern precedent set by having a Viking cemetary...
lol, great idea !:)

[hsh2]

All Hail Thor! p-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjZVMa_ZmEc

I have that album...VERY VERY goodwootwootwoot

[Kjallakr]

Vikings don't have grave yards. For f*ckssakes, they get burned in their longboats with their arms.

I'm putting Viking Funeral in my will. I can't have some sort of modern precedent set by having a Viking cemetary...


Some Vikings only got "shortboats" with them. And the burning part was omitted in some areas..

http://www.melaskoli.is/gretamatt/kuml.JPG

Viking age burial ("kuml") in Iceland, no boat and no firewood or fire either.

Lots of stones were then put on top to make a cairn.

[Marshall_Nord]

I have that album...VERY VERY goodwootwootwoot

Excellent! Another convert! p-):grin:

[Hando]

You mean they were Airsoft Vikings? p-)

anyways... pretty cool stuff. Even tho im not into religion, i would sign up for something like this. Just for the awsome factor.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/vladislav_chrnek/poster48369755.jpg