Takk fyrir, Haukur.

Dan

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Von: Haukur Thorgeirsson [mailto:haukurth@...]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 31. Juli 2003 13:18
An: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: Re: [norse_course] Hello!!

Hinn 31. júlí 2003 lét Daniel Ryan Prohaska þetta frá sér fara:
> I've heard "asatru" a couple of times recently. Can someone explain to
> me what exactly asatru is and what connection there is to Old Norse?

It's an Icelandic compound word from 'ása', genitive of 'æsir',
and 'trú' which means "faith". Thus 'ásatrú' means "Æsir-faith".
The word is often used to refer to North-Germanic paganism
in general.

The prime interest for many people in learning Old Norse is to
be able to read such works as Snorra-Edda and Sæmundar-Edda which
are the most important primary sources for Norse mythology.

Kveðja,
Haukur